అహంకారము
Telugu
Alternative forms
- అహంకారం (ahaṅkāraṁ)
Etymology
From Sanskrit अहंकार (ahaṃkāra) + -ము (-mu); equivalent to అహం (ahaṁ) + -కారము (-kāramu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ahaŋkaːɾamu/
Noun
అహంకారము • (ahaṅkāramu) n (plural అహంకారములు)
- egotism, arrogance, haughtiness, conceit, pride
- sense of self or self-love, considered in Vedanta philosophy as proceeding from spiritual ignorance
References
- "అహమ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 104
- అహంకారము at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)