ఒత్తు

Telugu

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil அழுத்து (aḻuttu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ot̪ːu/
Rhymes: -త్తు

Noun

ఒత్తు • (ottu) n (plural ఒత్తులు)

pressure
Synonym: ఒత్తడి (ottaḍi)

Verb

ఒత్తు • (ottu) (transitive)

To press, squeeze.
Synonym: అదుము (adumu)
To dry or wipe, to wipe off (sweat), to blot.
Synonym: తుడుచు (tuḍucu)

Derived terms

ఒత్తడము (ottaḍamu, “pressing”)
ఒత్తుట (ottuṭa, “pressing”)
ఒత్తడి (ottaḍi, “pressure”)

References

"ఒత్తు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 210

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