కొంటె
Telugu edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil கொண்டி (koṇṭi, “insubordinate, naughty person or animal”), Malayalam കൊണ്ടി (koṇṭi, “a straw cow, unruly woman”), Kannada ಕೊಟ್ಟು (koṭṭu, “a shameless man”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
కొంటె • (koṇṭe)
- naughty, indecent, childish, puerile, silly, light, idle, mischievous, tormenting, impertinent, teasing
Noun edit
కొంటె • (koṇṭe) n (plural కొంటెలు)
References edit
- "కొంటె" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 140
- "కొంటె" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 314
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “koṇṭi”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 188.