పాము

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Telugu[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

పాము

From Proto-Dravidian *pāmpu (“snake”). Cognate with Tamil பாம்பு (pāmpu, “snake”), Malayalam പാമ്പ് (pāmpŭ, “snake”), Kannada ಹಾವು (hāvu, “snake”).

Noun[edit]

పాము • (pāmu) n (plural పాములు)

  1. snake, serpent (a legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes with a long, thin body and a fork-shaped tongue)
    Synonyms: అహి (ahi), సర్పము (sarpamu), భుజంగము (bhujaṅgamu)
    గరుత్మంతుణ్ని చూచిన పాము వలె
    garutmantuṇni cūcina pāmu vale
    Like a snake seeing Garutmat.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

పాము • (pāmu)

  1. To smear or rub.

References[edit]

Peter Percival (1862) Telugu-English Dictionary, Madras: Public Instruction Press, page 745

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