ಪೊೞ್ತು

Old Kannada

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *poẓutu. Cognate with Tamil பொழுது (poḻutu), Malayalam പൊഴുത് (poḻutŭ), Telugu ప్రొద్దు (proddu, “sun, time”), Gondi [script needed] (poṛd, “sun, hour”).

Noun

ಪೊೞ್ತು (poḻtu)

  1. time
  2. the sun

Descendants

  • Middle Kannada: ಪೊರ್ತು (portu)
    • Kannada: ಹೊತ್ತು (hottu)

Further reading

  • Dr. P. V. Narayana, editor (2007), “ಪೊೞ್ತು”, in ಹಳಗನ್ನಡ ಪದಸಂಪದ [haḷagannaḍa padasampada, Halagannada Padasampada]‎[1] (in Kannada), Kannada Sahitya Parishattu
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