పైశాచికము
Telugu
Etymology
From Sanskrit पैशाचिक (paiśācika) + -ము (-mu)
Adjective
పైశాచికము • (paiśācikamu)
- Pertaining to the demons or fiends.
Noun
పైశాచికము • (paiśācikamu) ? (plural పైశాచికములు)
- A form of marriage in which the bride is carried away by force.
- An elopement, a rape.
References
- “పైశాచికము” in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 799