See also: త్త and తంతి

Telugu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *tātt-a. Cognate with Tamil தாத்தா (tāttā, grandfather), Malayalam താതൻ (tātaṉ, grandfather, father), Kannada ತಾತ (tāta, grandfather), and Tulu ತಾತೆ (tāte, grandfather).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪aːt̪a/
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  • Rhymes: -త

Noun

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తాత (tātam (plural తాతలు)

  1. grandfather
    Synonyms: తండ్రితండ్రి (taṇḍritaṇḍri), తాతయ్య (tātayya)

Coordinate terms

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References

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  • "తాత" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 521
  • Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
  • Budaraju Radhakrishna (1971) “తాత”, in Early Telugu Inscriptions (up to 1100 A.D.) with Texts, Glossary & Brief Linguistic History., Kalabhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi, page 331.