దీర్ఘము

Telugu

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrgha) +‎ -ము (-mu), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *drHgʰa-, from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós (“long”). Cognate with Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎥 (d-r-g /⁠darga⁠/), Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬔𐬀- (darəga-, “long”), Latin longus, Old Church Slavonic дльгъ (dlĭgŭ).

Adjective

దీర్ఘము • (dīrghamu)

  1. long

Derived terms

Noun

దీర్ఘము • (dīrghamu) ? (plural దీర్ఘములు)

  1. a long vowel
  2. the sign or the conjunct form of a long vowel, particularly of ఆ (ā)

References

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