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Telugu
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *aṇṭṭ-. Cognate with Kannada ಅಂಟು (aṇṭu)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /aɳʈu/
Verb
అంటు • (aṇṭu) (causal అంటించు)
- to touch
- to anoint, to smear or rub over with oil etc.
- తలంటు ― talaṇṭu ― to anoint the head
Noun
అంటు • (aṇṭu) ? (plural అంట్లు)
- touch
- uncleanness, defilement by touch
- untouchability during the menstrual period
Noun
అంటు • (aṇṭu) ? (plural అంట్లు)
- a graft, grafted branch.
- అంటుమామిడి చెట్టు ― aṇṭumāmiḍi ceṭṭu ― a graft mango tree
References
"అంటు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 8