ఓటు

ఓటు

Telugu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Dravidian *ōṭu (“defeat”).

Noun

ఓటు • (ōṭu) ? (plural ఓట్లు)

1. defeat, loss

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English vote, from Latin votum, a form of voveō (“I vow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ewegʷʰ-. Cognate with Ancient Greek εὔχομαι (eúkhomai, “to vow”).

Noun

ఓటు • (ōṭu) ? (plural ఓట్లు)

1. a vote (a formalized choice on matters of administration or other democratic activities)