ఎముక
Telugu edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ఎముక • (emuka) n (plural ఎముకలు)
- (anatomy) Bone: A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
Derived terms edit
- ఎముకరంగు (emukaraṅgu, “bone colour”)
- ఎముకలగూడు (emukalagūḍu, “skeleton”)
- ఎముకవిరుపు (emukavirupu, “bone breaking”)
- తొడయెముక (toḍayemuka, “femur, thighbone”)
- పక్కయెముక (pakkayemuka, “rib”)
- రొమ్ముఎముక (rommuemuka, “sternum, breastbone”)
References edit
- "ఎముక" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 189