మొట్టు

Telugu

Etymology

Compare with Tamil முட்டி (muṭṭi) and முட்டு (muṭṭu). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moʈːu/

Noun

మొట్టు • (moṭṭu) n (plural మొట్లు)

  1. a knuckle
  2. a rap with the knuckles, a buffet, a cuff

Derived terms

  • మొట్టికాయ (moṭṭikāya, “knuckle, rap with the knuckles”)
  • మొట్లమారి (moṭlamāri, “often cuffed/buffeted person”)

Verb

మొట్టు • (moṭṭu)

  1. to rap with the knuckles

References

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