శంఖము
Telugu
Alternative forms
- శంఖం (śaṅkhaṁ)
Etymology
From Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkha, “(conch) shell”) + -ము (-mu).
Noun
శంఖము • (śaṅkhamu) ? (plural శంఖములు)
- conch (marine mollusc of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell)
- the shell of this sea animal
- a musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell
Numeral
శంఖము • (śaṅkhamu)
Derived terms
- శంఖపాణి (śaṅkhapāṇi)
- శంఖిని (śaṅkhini)
- శంఖచక్రములు (śaṅkhacakramulu)
References
- "శంఖము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1247