Old Kannada edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Dravidian *kaẓutay (donkey). Cognate with Tamil கழுதை (kaḻutai).

Noun edit

ಕೞ್ತೆ (kaḻte)

  1. donkey, ass

Descendants edit

  • Kannada: ಕತ್ತೆ (katte)

Further reading edit

  • Dr. P. V. Narayana, editor (2007), “ಕೞ್ತೆ”, in ಹಳಗನ್ನಡ ಪದಸಂಪದ [haḷagannaḍa padasampada, Halagannada Padasampada]‎[1] (in Kannada), Kannada Sahitya Parishattu