అంటు

Telugu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *aṇṭṭ-. Cognate with Kannada ಅಂಟು (aṇṭu).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /aɳʈu/

Verb

అంటు • (aṇṭu) (causal అంటించు)

  1. to touch
  2. to anoint, to smear or rub over with oil etc.
    తలంటు ― talaṇṭu ― to anoint the head

Noun

అంటు • (aṇṭu) ? (plural అంట్లు)

  1. touch
  2. uncleanness, defilement by touch
  3. untouchability during the menstrual period

Noun

అంటు • (aṇṭu) ? (plural అంట్లు)

  1. a graft, grafted branch
    అంటుమామిడి చెట్టు ― aṇṭumāmiḍi ceṭṭu ― a graft mango tree

References

"అంటు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 8

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