నల్లమందు

Telugu

Etymology

Compound of నల్ల (nalla, “black”) +‎ మందు (mandu, “drug”); compare Malayalam കറുപ്പ് (kaṟuppŭ).

Noun

నల్లమందు • (nallamandu) ? (singular only)

1. opium

   Synonym: అభిని (abhini)

2. opium poppy, Papaver somniferum

References

• "నల్లమందు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 638
• "నల్లమందు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 235
• నల్లమందు at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)