శంఖము
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Alternative forms
[edit]- శంఖం (śaṅkhaṁ)
Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkha, “(conch) shell”) + -ము (-mu).
Noun
[edit]శంఖము • (śaṅkhamu) ? (plural శంఖములు)
- Conch (marine mollusc of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell)
- The shell of this sea animal.
- A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell.
Numeral
[edit]శంఖము • (śaṅkhamu)
Derived terms
[edit]- శంఖపాణి (śaṅkhapāṇi)
- శంఖిని (śaṅkhini)
- శంఖచక్రములు (śaṅkhacakramulu)
References
[edit]- "శంఖము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1247