అత్త

See also: అత్తి

Telugu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *atta. Cognate with Tamil அத்தை (attai, “mother-in-law, paternal aunt”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /at̪ːa/

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• Rhymes: -త్త

Noun

అత్త • (atta) ? (plural అత్తలు)

1. mother-in-law

   అత్త చచ్చిన ఆరు మాసాలకు కోడలి కంట నీరు వచ్చినదట

   atta caccina āru māsālaku kōḍali kaṇṭa nīru vaccinadaṭa

   Six months after the death of the mother-in-law, tears came into the eyes of the daughter-in-law.

2. paternal aunt (father's sister)
3. maternal uncle's wife

Related terms

• అత్తమామలు (attamāmalu)
• మేనత్త (mēnatta)

References

• "అత్త" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 41
• అత్త at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)