గట్టి

Telugu

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɡaʈːi/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil கெட்டி (keṭṭi, cleverness, skill), Malayalam കട്ടിയമ് (kaṭṭiyamŭ, id).[1]

Adjective

గట్టి • (gaṭṭi)

  1. (of cloth) not torn, in good repair
  2. able, clever, expert
  3. brave, courageous, resolute, smart, fine

Etymology 2

Cognate with కట్టు (kaṭṭu, to gather, collect, become hard), Tamil கட்டு (kaṭṭu, to harden, congeal), Malayalam കട്ട (kaṭṭa​, lump, mass, clod), Kannada ಕಟ್ಟು (kaṭṭu, to gather (as a boil, secretion, or lump)).[2]

Adjective

గట్టి • (gaṭṭi)

  1. hard, firm, rigid, strong, substantial
  2. tight
  3. strict
  4. loud
  5. difficult

References

  1. Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 1144, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 107.
  2. Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 1148, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page page-108.
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