కొమ్మ

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See also: కమ్మ, కమ్మి, కామము, కొమ్ము, and కుమ్ము

Telugu[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with కొమ్ము (kommu, “horn”), Tamil கொம்பு (kompu, “horn, branch”).[1]

Noun[edit]

కొమ్మ • (komma) n or f (plural కొమ్మలు)

  1. a branch
    Synonym: శాఖ (śākha)
Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:కొమ్మ.

Etymology 2[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to కొడుకు (koḍuku, “son”).

Noun[edit]

కొమ్మ • (komma) ? (plural కొమ్మలు)

  1. a damsel, a maiden, a female
    Synonym: ఆడది (āḍadi)
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • "కొమ్మ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 320
  • Budaraju Radhakrishna (1971) “కొమ్మ”, in Early Telugu Inscriptions (up to 1100 A.D.) with Texts, Glossary & Brief Linguistic History., Kalabhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi, page 288.
  1. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “kompu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 190.
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