కుంటి

See also: కుంట and కొంటె

Telugu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Malayalam കുണ്ടന് (kuṇṭanŭ, “cripple”), Kannada ಕುಣ್ಟು (kuṇṭu, “to limp”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kuɳʈi/

Adjective

కుంటి • (kuṇṭi)

1. lame

Related terms

• కుంటితనము (kuṇṭitanamu, “lameness”)
• కుంటు (kuṇṭu, “lameness; to limp”)

References

• "కుంటి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 288
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 1688, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 154.