కడలికూతురు

Telugu

Etymology

Compound of కడలి (kaḍali, “sea”) +‎ కూతురు (kūturu, “daughter”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaɖalikuːt̪uɾu/

Noun

కడలికూతురు • (kaḍalikūturu) f (plural కడలికూతుళ్ళు)

An epithet of Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of prosperity, said to have sprung from the ocean when it was churned by the gods and demons.

References

"కడలి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 235

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