కప్పము

Telugu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kapp-am. Cognate to Tamil கப்பம் (kappam), Malayalam കപ്പം (kappaṁ), Kannada ಕಪ್ಪ (kappa), Tulu ಕಪ್ಪ (kappa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kapːamu/

Noun

కప్పము • (kappamu) n (plural కప్పములు)

  1. tax, tribute
    Synonyms: అరి (ari), పన్ను (pannu), బేడిగ (bēḍiga), కరము (karamu)

References

  • Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003), “Dravidians: prehistory and culture”, in The Dravidian Languages, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 8
  • [1] in A Dravidian Etymological Dictionary by T. Burrow and M. B. Emeneau
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