Telugu

Noun

పట్టు • ‎(paṭṭu)

1. A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm - silk.
2. A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers.

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Verb

పట్టు • ‎(paṭṭu) ‎(causal పట్టించు)

1. to hold

   ఎలుక యెంత యేడ్చినా, పిల్లి తన పట్టు వదలదు‎

   eluka yeṃta yēḍcinā, pilli tana paṭṭu vadaladu

   However much the rat may cry, the cat will not let go her hold.

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References

• “పట్టు” in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 698