కొమ్మ

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

Telugu

Pronunciation

•  IPA^(key): /komːa/
• Rhymes: -మ్మ

Etymology 1

(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”).

Noun

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

1. a branch

   Synonym: శాఖ (śākha)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:కొమ్మ.

Etymology 2

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

Noun

కొమ్మ • (komma) ? (plural కొమ్మలు)

1. a damsel, a maiden, a female

   Synonym: ఆడది (āḍadi)

Derived terms

• పడుపుకొమ్మ (paḍupukomma, “prostitute”)

References

• "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.