తేనె
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Telugu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *tiyam (“honey”). Cognate with Tamil தேன் (tēṉ), Kannada ಜೇನು (jēnu), Malayalam തേന് (tēnŭ).
Noun[edit]
తేనె • (tēne) n (plural తేనెలు)
- honey
- Synonym: తేనియ (tēniya)
- తేనె వున్న చోట యీగలు పోగవుతవి.
- tēne vunna cōṭa yīgalu pōgavutavi.
- Flies collect in the place where there is honey.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- "తేనె" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 553
- తేనె at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)