కొరత
Telugu
editEtymology
editCognate with Tamil குற்றம் (kuṟṟam), Malayalam കുറ്റം (kuṟṟaṁ) and Kannada ಕೊರತೆ (korate).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editకొరత • (korata) n (plural కొరతలు)
- (uncountable) scarcity, want, deficiency
- defect, fault
- Synonym: తక్కువ (takkuva)
Derived terms
edit- కొరతనురుకు (koratanuruku, “to do a useless/unworthy deed”)
References
edit- "కొరత" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 321