Telugu edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *aṇṭṭ-. Cognate with Kannada ಅಂಟು (aṇṭu)

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /aɳʈu/

Verb edit

అంటు (aṇṭu) (causal అంటించు)

  1. to touch
  2. to anoint, to smear or rub over with oil etc.
    తలంటుtalaṇṭuto anoint the head

Noun edit

అంటు (aṇṭu? (plural అంట్లు)

  1. touch
  2. uncleanness, defilement by touch
  3. untouchability during the menstrual period

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Noun edit

అంటు (aṇṭu? (plural అంట్లు)

  1. a graft, grafted branch.
    అంటుమామిడి చెట్టుaṇṭumāmiḍi ceṭṭua graft mango tree

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References edit

"అంటు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 8