కూటము

Telugu

Etymology

From కూడు (kūḍu, “to unite, meet”). Cognate with Kannada ಕೂಟ (kūṭa), Malayalam കൂട്ടം (kūṭṭaṁ), Tamil கூட்டம் (kūṭṭam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuːʈamu/

Noun

కూటము • (kūṭamu) n (plural కూటములు)

1. An assembly, or court.
2. A hall.

   Synonym: చావడి (cāvaḍi)

Derived terms

• కొలువుకూటము (koluvukūṭamu, “court, audience”)

References

• "కూటము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 302
• కూటము at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)