[Tel.] v. n. To strike. ganta kottinadi the clock has struck. gali kottucunnadi the wind is blowing. kampu kottinadi it smells badly. kollagottinadu he plundered. pidugu a cettunucilagottinadi the thunder bolt struck and split the tree. danni purugulukottinavi insects have attacked it. vaniki mukhamu kottinadi he is surfeited or gorged. vanakottinadi there was rain. vaniki endakottinadihe was exposed to the sun. kottinapindi a well bruised flour, -a phrase implying thorough knowledge of any subject. vaniki ramayanamu kottinapindi he is thoroughly acquainted with the Ramayana.
“komalinakunettiyeda kottinapindi samastalalokamul nimadikimpulainayavi nirbharasaktinidesamarthudan.” KP. vi. 30.