రేణుక

రేణుక

Telugu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रेणुका (reṇukā, “particular drug or medicinal substance, said to be fragrant, but bitter and slightly pungent in taste, and of greyish colour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [reːɳuka]

Noun

రేణుక • (rēṇuka) ? (plural రేణుకలు)

1. A sort of perfume.
2. A sort of cucumber.

Proper noun

రేణుక • (rēṇuka) ?

1. (Hinduism) The name of the wife of Saint Jamadagni and mother of Parasurama.
2. A female given name.

References

• Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1086