భయానకము

భయానకము

Telugu

Alternative forms

• భయానకం (bhayānakaṃ)

Etymology

From Sanskrit भय (bhaya) + Telugu ఆనకము (ānakamu).

Noun

భయానకము • (bhayānakamu) ? (plural భయానకములు)

1. fear, terror.
2. one of the nine rasas or emotions excited by poetical or dramatic compositions, the terror-striking.

Adjective

భయానకము • (bhayānakamu)

1. terrible, terrific, fearful, formidable, frightful, dreadful, alarming.

Synonyms

• భయంకరము (bhayaṅkaramu)

References

• “భయము” in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 917