വട
Malayalam
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋɐɖɐ/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Prakrit [Term?], ultimately from Sanskrit वृत्त (vṛtta, “round”). Doublet of വട്ടം (vaṭṭaṁ) and വൃത്തം (vr̥ttaṁ). Cognate Hindi वड़ा (vaṛā), Kannada ವಡೆ (vaḍe), Sinhalese වට (waṭa), Tamil வடை (vaṭai), Telugu వడ (vaḍa).
Noun
വട • (vaṭa)
Etymology 2
Cognate with Tamil வட (vaṭa). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Coordinate terms
(compass points)
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References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “വട”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “വട”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
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