Old Telugu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kunṯ-. Cognate with Tamil குன்று (kuṉṟu), Malayalam കുന്ന് (kunnŭ), and Kannada ಕೊಂಡ (koṇḍa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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కొన్ఱ (konṟan[1]

  1. hill, hillock, rock
  2. mountain

Proper noun

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కొన్ఱ (konṟa)

  1. a male given name generally occurring with suffixes like -aya, -apa, -ama.

Descendants

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  • Telugu: కొండ (koṇḍa)
    • Kannada: ಕೊಂಡ (koṇḍa)

References

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  1. ^ Budaraju Radhakrishna (1971) “కొన్ఱ”, in Early Telugu Inscriptions (up to 1100 A.D.) with Texts, Glossary & Brief Linguistic History., Kalabhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi.