పోరాట

See also: పేరంటం, పోరుట, పార్టీ, and పోరాటం

Telugu

Alternative forms

పోరాటము (pōrāṭamu), పోరాటం (pōrāṭaṁ)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *pōr-āṭṭ-: equivalent to పోరు (pōru) +‎ ఆట (āṭa). Cognate with Kannada ಹೋರಾಟ (hōrāṭa), Malayalam പോരാട്ടം (pōrāṭṭaṁ), Tamil போராட்டம் (pōrāṭṭam).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /poːɾaːʈa/

Noun

పోరాట • (pōrāṭa) n (plural పోరాటలు)

fight, quarrel, struggle
Synonyms: కొట్లాట (koṭlāṭa), జగడము (jagaḍamu), కలహము (kalahamu)

References

"పోరు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 825

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