మలము

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See also: మూలము

Telugu

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Alternative forms

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మలం (malaṁ)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit मल (mala, excretion) +‎ -ము (-mu, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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మలము (malamun (plural మలములు)

  1. An excretion, especially applied to faeces, dung, dirt, filth, dregs, sediment.
    Synonyms: (of humans or carnivores) పీయి (pīyi), (of cattle) పేడ (pēḍa), (of sheep, goats, hares, deer, or rats) పెంటిక (peṇṭika), (of horses, asses, elephants, or camels) లద్ది (laddi), (of birds or fish) రెట్ట (reṭṭa)
  2. Sin, pollution.

References

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"మలము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 960