కట్టె

Telugu

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀓𑀝𑁆𑀞 (kaṭṭha), from Sanskrit काष्ठ (kāṣṭha). Cognate with Tamil கட்டை (kaṭṭai).

Noun

కట్టె • (kaṭṭe? (plural కట్టెలు)

  1. a stick or staff
  2. a piece of wood, firewood

References

"కట్టె" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 233