జుట్టు
Telugu edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil சுட்டி (cuṭṭi, “tuft of hair”), Kannada ಜುಟ್ಟ (juṭṭa, “crest of hair”), Malayalam ജുട്ടു (juṭṭu, “tuft of hair on shaven head”).
Pronunciation edit
IPA(key): /d͡ʑuʈːu/, [d͡ʒuʈːu]
Noun edit
జుట్టు • (juṭṭu) n (plural జుట్లు)
- hair (of the head)
- The lock of hair worn by Hindu men on the top of the head
- A crest, as that of a peacock
References edit
- "జుట్టు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 209
- "జుట్టు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 483