తేనె

See also: తన, తొన, తిను, తానం, and తాను

Telugu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *tiyam (“honey”). Cognate with Tamil தேன் (tēṉ), Kannada ಜೇನು (jēnu), Malayalam തേന് (tēnŭ).

Noun

తేనె • (tēne) n (plural తేనెలు)

1. honey

   Synonym: తేనియ (tēniya)

   తేనె వున్న చోట యీగలు పోగవుతవి.

   tēne vunna cōṭa yīgalu pōgavutavi.

   Flies collect in the place where there is honey.

Derived terms

• తేనెపల్లె (tēnepalle)
• తేనెటీగ (tēneṭīga)

References

• "తేనె" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 553
• తేనె at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)