అందము
See also: అదుము
Telugu
Alternative forms
- అందం (andaṁ)
Etymology
From Proto-Dravidian *am-ta, possibly influenced by Sanskrit चन्द (canda). Cognate with Tamil சந்தம் (cantam).
Noun
అందము • (andamu) n (plural అందములు)
- beauty
- Synonym: చక్కదనము (cakkadanamu)
Derived terms
- అందగత్తె (andagatte, “beautiful woman”)
- అందగాడు (andagāḍu, “handsome man”)
References
- "అందము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 014
- అందము at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)
- L. Chakradhara Rao et al, editors (1978-1995), “అందము”, in తెలుగు వ్యుత్పత్తికోశం [Telugu Etymological Dictionary] (in Telugu), Visakhapatnam (Waltair): Andhra University Press and Publications
- Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “cantam”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 205.