the small protuberance of a mammary gland upon which in the female the lactiferous ducts open and from which milk is drawn; the nipple; the teat.
ಎದೆತಟ್ಟು
♪ edetaṭṭu
verb
(chiefly in composition) ಎದೆತಟ್ಟಿಕೊ ede taṭṭiko (fig.) to express one's confidence, to exalt oneself confidently; ಎದೆತಟ್ಟಿಹೇಳು ede taṭṭi hēḷu (fig.) to express or proclaim one's confidence, courage (by patting one's chest with the palm); to assert (something) confidently.