కొరత

See also: కర్త, కీరితి, కీర్తి, క్రాంతి, and కుర్తా

Telugu

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil குற்றம் (kuṟṟam), Malayalam കുറ്റം (kuṟṟaṁ) and Kannada ಕೊರತೆ (korate).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /koɾat̪a/
Rhymes: -త

Noun

కొరత • (korata) n (plural కొరతలు)

(uncountable) scarcity, want, deficiency
Synonyms: తక్కువ (takkuva), వెలితి (veliti)
defect, fault
Synonym: తక్కువ (takkuva)

Derived terms

కొరతనురుకు (koratanuruku, “to do a useless/unworthy deed”)

References

"కొరత" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 321

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