బోనము

Telugu

Alternative forms

  • బోనం (bōnaṁ)

Etymology

From Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡 (bhoaṇa, the act of eating; a meal, food) +‎ -ము (-mu); itself from Sanskrit भोजन (bhojana). Doublet of భోజనము (bhōjanamu) and భోజనంబు (bhōjanambu).

Noun

బోనము • (bōnamun (plural బోనములు)

  1. food
    Synonyms: భోజనము (bhōjanamu), భోజనంబు (bhōjanambu)
    1. (by extension) meat, particularly a sacrificial offering
    2. boiled rice
      Synonym: అన్నము (annamu)

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