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പരുത്തി

parutti /pɐɾut̪t̪i/

noun · നാമം

The textile made from the fibre of this crop.

  1. cotton; a widely cultivated fibre crop belonging to the genus Gossypium.

  2. The textile made from the fibre of this crop.

Forms

alternative പരിത്തി

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian *parutti (“cotton”). Cognate with Kannada ಹತ್ತಿ (hatti), Kui (India) ପର୍ତି (parti), Kuvi ପର୍ତି (parti), Kodava ಪರ್ತಿ (parti) Tamil பருத்தி (parutti), Tulu ಪರ್ತಿ (parti) and Telugu ప్రత్తి (pratti).

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