Telugu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *akaẓttay.

Noun

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అగడ్త (agaḍtan (plural అగడ్తలు)

  1. moat, ditch, trench

References

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  • Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003) “Dravidians: prehistory and culture”, in The Dravidian Languages, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 8
  • [1] in A Dravidian Etymological Dictionary by T. Burrow and M. B. Emeneau
  • "అగడ్త" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 22