చుట్టు

See also: చుట్ట, చెట్టు, చట్టం, చట్టు, చిట్టా, and చిట్టి

Telugu

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil சுற்று (cuṟṟu), Malayalam ചുറ്റുക (cuṟṟuka), Tulu ಸುತ್ತುನಿ (suttuni).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕuʈːu/, [t͡ʃuʈːu]
• Rhymes: -ట్టు

Noun

చుట్టు • (cuṭṭu) n (plural చుట్లు)

1. A turn, a round, a circuit, a circumference.
2. A turner.
3. A toe ring

Derived terms

• మరచుట్టు (maracuṭṭu, “screwdriver, wrench”)

Verb

చుట్టు • (cuṭṭu)

1. To go about, to go round.
2. To roll, wrap up, to wind up, to encircle or clasp in an embrace.
3. To surround.
4. To draw a circle.

References

• "చుట్టు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 449