దశకంఠుడు

Telugu

The ten-throated demon, Ravana raising Kailasa.

Etymology

From Sanskrit दशकण्ठ (daśakaṇṭha, “ten-throated”) (दश (daśa, “ten”) + कण्ठ (kaṇṭha, “throat”)) +‎ -డు (-ḍu). Compare with Thai ทศกัณฐ์ (tót-sà-gan).

Noun

దశకంఠుడు • (daśakaṇṭhuḍu) m (plural దశకంఠులు)

1. The "ten throated" demon, i.e., Ravana.

References

• "దశకంఠుడు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 584
• దశకంఠుడు at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)