ఖండము

Telugu

Alternative forms

ఖండం (khaṇḍaṁ)

Etymology

From Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment”) +‎ -ము (-mu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰaɳɖamu/

Noun

ఖండము • (khaṇḍamu) n (plural ఖండములు)

  1. chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment
    Synonyms: ముక్క (mukka), వ్రక్క (vrakka), తునక (tunaka), పలుకు (paluku), పరియ (pariya)
  2. (geography) continent
    Synonym: గడ్డ (gaḍḍa)

Derived terms

  • అఖండము (akhaṇḍamu, “undivided, whole”)
  • ఖండనము (khaṇḍanamu, “division, breaking”)
  • ఖండబిందువు (khaṇḍabinduvu, “half circle”)
  • ఖండిత (khaṇḍita, “divided, decided”)

References

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