కొట్టము

Telugu

Etymology 1

Derived from Prakrit goṭṭha, from Sanskrit गोष्ठ (goṣṭha).

Noun

కొట్టము • (koṭṭamu) n (plural కొట్టములు)

  1. A pent roofed chamber or house as distinguished from మిద్దె which is flat-roofed.
  2. Pounding in a mortar.
  3. A stable for elephants or horses, or cattle.
  4. A kind of dance.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭṭay (“fortress”).

Noun

కొట్టము • (koṭṭamu) n (plural కొట్టములు)

  1. fort, fortress

References
    • Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003) “Dravidians: prehistory and culture”, in The Dravidian Languages, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 8
    • in A Dravidian Etymological Dictionary by T. Burrow and M. B. Emeneau
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