కొండ

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Telugu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Telugu కొన్ఱ (konṟa),[1] from Proto-Dravidian *kunṯ-. Cognate with Tamil குன்று (kuṉṟu) and Malayalam കുന്ന് (kunnŭ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

కొండ (koṇḍan (plural కొండలు)

  1. hill, hillock, rock
    Synonyms: గుట్ట (guṭṭa), గుబ్బలి (gubbali)
  2. mountain
    Synonyms: మల (mala), పర్వతము (parvatamu)
    దూరపు కొండలు నునుపు
    dūrapu koṇḍalu nunupu
    The far off mountains appear to be smooth.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Kannada: ಕೊಂಡ (koṇḍa)

Proper noun[edit]

కొండ (koṇḍa?

  1. a Dravidian language spoken by hill tribes of Andhra Pradesh in India

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:కొండ.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Budaraju Radhakrishna (1971) “కొండ”, in Early Telugu Inscriptions (up to 1100 A.D.) with Texts, Glossary & Brief Linguistic History., Kalabhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi.