అపసవ్యము

Telugu

Alternative forms

అపసవ్యం (apasavyaṁ)

Etymology

అప- (apa-) +‎ సవ్యము (savyamu)

Adjective

అపసవ్యము • (apasavyamu)

1. Contrary, opposite to, on the wrong side.

Noun

అపసవ్యము • (apasavyamu) ? (plural అపసవ్యములు)

1. Putting the braminical thread the wrong way: that is, on the right shoulder and letting it fall on the left side instead of lying on the left shoulder.

References

• "అపసవ్యము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 63