దశకంఠుడు
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Telugu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit दशकण्ठ (daśakaṇṭha, “ten-throated”) (दश (daśa, “ten”) + कण्ठ (kaṇṭha, “throat”)) + -డు (-ḍu). Compare with Thai ทศกัณฐ์ (tót-sà-gan).
Noun[edit]
దశకంఠుడు • (daśakaṇṭhuḍu) m (plural దశకంఠులు)
- The "ten throated" demon, i.e., Ravana.
References[edit]
- "దశకంఠుడు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 584
- దశకంఠుడు at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)