పొత్తు
Telugu
Alternative forms
పొందు (pondu)
Etymology
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate with Tamil பொது (potu), Malayalam പൊതു (potu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pot̪ːu/
Noun
పొత్తు • (pottu) n (plural పొత్తులు)
- friendship
- partnership, holding in common
Derived terms
- పొత్తుకత్తె (pottukatte, “female friend”)
- పొత్తుకాడు (pottukāḍu, “male friend”)
- పొత్తూరు (pottūru)
References
- "పొత్తు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 812