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Telugu
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Kannada ಹೆಟ್ಟು (heṭṭu, “to push or put into, insert”), ಪೆಟ್ಟು (peṭṭu, “to push penis into vagina”).
Verb
పెట్టు • (peṭṭu) (causal పెట్టించు)
- to happen
- to put, place
- to lay (eggs)
కోడి గుడ్లు పెట్టెను.- kōḍi guḍlu peṭṭenu.
- The hen laid eggs.
- to give
Conjugation
Related terms
- ఒట్టుపెట్టు (oṭṭupeṭṭu)
- కష్టపెట్టు (kaṣṭapeṭṭu)
- కూకపెట్టు (kūkapeṭṭu, “to call, shout”)
- గురిపెట్టు (guripeṭṭu, “to take aim”)
- చిచ్చుపెట్టు (ciccupeṭṭu, “to set fire, create a rift”)
- తలపెట్టు (talapeṭṭu, “to endeavour, commence”)
- పదునుపెట్టు (padunupeṭṭu, “to sharpen”)
- పాతిపెట్టు (pātipeṭṭu, “to bury”)
- బయటపెట్టు (bayaṭapeṭṭu, “to reveal”)
- బాధపెట్టు (bādhapeṭṭu)
- ముద్దుపెట్టు (muddupeṭṭu, “to give a kiss”)
Etymology 2
Noun
పెట్టు • (peṭṭu) n (plural పెట్లు)
- a blow, a thump
- Synonym: దెబ్బ (debba)
References
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “heṭṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 387.
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “peṭ”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 387.