పొత్తు
Telugu
editAlternative forms
editపొందు (pondu)
Etymology
editThis etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate with Tamil பொது (potu), Malayalam പൊതു (potu).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editపొత్తు • (pottu) n (plural పొత్తులు)
- friendship
- పోరు నష్టము, పొత్తు లాభము.
- pōru naṣṭamu, pottu lābhamu.
- quarrelling is a loss, friendship is a gain.
- partnership, holding in common
Derived terms
edit- పొత్తుకత్తె (pottukatte, “female friend”)
- పొత్తుకాడు (pottukāḍu, “male friend”)
- పొత్తూరు (pottūru)
References
edit- "పొత్తు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 812