ఒంటియ

Telugu

Alternative forms

• ఒట్టియ (oṭṭiya)

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀉𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀺𑀬 (uṭṭiya), from Sanskrit औष्ट्रक (auṣṭraka); ultimately from Sanskrit उष्ट्र (uṣṭra). Cognates include Kannada ಒಂಟೆ (oṇṭe), Tamil ஒட்டகம் (oṭṭakam) and Malayalam ഒട്ടകം (oṭṭakaṁ).

Noun

ఒంటియ • (oṇṭiya) ? (plural ఒంటియలు)

1. camel

Etymology

• ఒంటియ at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)

  L. Chakradhara Rao et al, editors (1978-1995), “ఒట్టియ”, in తెలుగు వ్యుత్పత్తికోశం [Telugu Etymological Dictionary] (in Telugu), Visakhapatnam (Waltair): Andhra University Press and Publications