Telugu
Etymology
From Sanskrit जट (jaṭa).
Noun
జడ • (jaḍa) ? (plural జడలు)
- hair plaited or braided in coils, matted hair
- జడకట్టు (jaḍakaṭṭu, “to be plaited”)
References
"జడ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 458