ఒంటె
See also: ఒంటి
Telugu
Etymology
Inherited from Old Telugu ఒంటియ (oṇṭiya). Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀉𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀺𑀬 (uṭṭiya), from Sanskrit औष्ट्रक (auṣṭraka); ultimately from Sanskrit उष्ट्र (uṣṭra). Cognates include Kannada ಒಂಟೆ (oṇṭe), Tamil ஒட்டகம் (oṭṭakam) and Malayalam ഒട്ടകം (oṭṭakaṁ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oɳʈe/
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Noun
ఒంటె • (oṇṭe) ? (plural ఒంటెలు)
- camel (a beast of burden, much used in desert areas)
References
- "ఒంటె" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 205