రైతు

Telugu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رعیت (ra'iyat, “subject”), from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya, “subject”). Cognate with Kannada ರೈತ (raita).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾait̪u/, [ɾajt̪u]

Noun

రైతు • (raitu) n (plural రైతులు)

1. (historical) ryot; peasant, cultivator.
2. a farmer.

Synonyms

• రయితు (rayitu)

References

• "రయితు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1066
• "రైతు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 458