శంఖము

Telugu

శంఖము.

Alternative forms

• శంఖం (śaṅkhaṁ)

Etymology

From Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkha, “(conch) shell”) +‎ -ము (-mu).

Noun

శంఖము • (śaṅkhamu) ? (plural శంఖములు)

1. conch (marine mollusc of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell)
2. the shell of this sea animal
3. a musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell

Derived terms

• శంఖపాణి (śaṅkhapāṇi, “conch bearer, Lord Vishnu”)
• శంఖిని (śaṅkhini, “a type of woman, a fairy”)
• శంఖచక్రములు (śaṅkhacakramulu, “conch and chakra”)
• శంఖపుష్పము (śaṅkhapuṣpamu, “flower shaped like a conch”)

Numeral

శంఖము • (śaṅkhamu)

1. one hundred billion

References

• "శంఖము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1247