సున్నము

Telugu

Alternative forms

• సున్నం (sunnaṁ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡 (cuṇṇa) +‎ -ము (-mu), from Sanskrit चूर्ण (cūrṇa). Doublet of చూర్ణము (cūrṇamu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sunːamu/

Noun

సున్నము • (sunnamu) ? (plural సున్నములు)

1. (chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide - quicklime.
2. Lime made of shells or stone, carbonate of lime.

References

• Brown-1903, Gwynn (2022) “సున్నము”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Telugu Dictionaries]