కొమ్ము
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Kolami
[edit]Noun
[edit]కొమ్ము (kommu)
Telugu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Kannada ಕೊಂಬು (kombu), Malayalam കൊമ്പ് (kompŭ), Tamil கொம்பு (kompu), Tulu ಕೊಂಬು (kombu).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]కొమ్ము • (kommu) ? (plural కొమ్ములు)
- horn: A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals.
- A bugle or trumpet.
- A tusk.
- imperative of కొను (konu) to take.
- The name of the sign of the ఉ (u) which is added to a consonant.
Synonyms
[edit]- శృంగము (śr̥ṅgamu)
References
[edit]- "కొమ్ము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 320