ధాతువు

ధాతువు

Telugu

Etymology

From Sanskrit धातु (dhātu, “layer, stratum; constituent part, ingredient; element, primitive matter; constituent element or essential ingredient of the body; primary element of the earth; verbal root”) +‎ -వు (-vu).

Noun

ధాతువు • (dhātuvu) m (plural ధాతువులు)

1. An element, primary substance.
2. A constituent of the earth or mountains, a mineral, metal, ore, fossil.
3. An essential element or constituent of the body, viz. chyle, blood, flesh, fat, bone, marrow, and semen.
4. A humor or affection of the body viz. wind, bile, and phlegm
5. The pulse.
6. (grammar) The primary element of words, a verbal root.

References

• “ధాతువు” in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 621