వృకము

వృకము

Telugu

Alternative forms

వృకం (vr̥kaṃ)

Etymology

From Sanskrit वृक (vṛka) +‎ -ము (-mu), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wŕ̥kas (“wolf”), from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”). Cognate with Persian گرگ‎ (gorg), Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬵𐬭𐬐𐬋‎ (vəhrkō), Latin lupus, Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos), Lithuanian vilkas. Native grammarians etymologize it as "the tearer" and connect it to root √vrasc, compare वृक्ण (vṛkṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʋrikamu]

Noun

వృకము • (vr̥kamu) ? (plural వృకములు)

1. wolf.
2. dog

References

• Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1202