పిట్ట

See also: పిట్టు, పెట్ట, and పొట్ట

Telugu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /piʈːa/
Rhymes: -ట్ట

Noun

పిట్ట • (piṭṭa) n (plural పిట్టలు)

A bird.
(particularly) A small bird or fish.
A little thing.

Derived terms

పాలపిట్ట (pālapiṭṭa, “Indian roller”)
పిట్టగోడ (piṭṭagōḍa)
వడ్రంగిపిట్ట (vaḍraṅgipiṭṭa, “woodpecker”)

Adjective

పిట్ట • (piṭṭa)

idle, trifling

Derived terms

పిట్టకథ (piṭṭakatha, “idle story”)

References

"పిట్ట" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 753
పిట్ట at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)

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