అహంకారము

Telugu

Alternative forms

• అహంకారం (ahaṅkāraṁ)

Etymology

From Sanskrit अहंकार (ahaṃkāra) +‎ -ము (-mu); equivalent to అహం (ahaṁ) +‎ -కారము (-kāramu).

Noun

అహంకారము • (ahaṅkāramu) ? (plural అహంకారములు)

1. egotism, arrogance, haughtiness, conceit, pride

   Synonym: గర్వము (garvamu)

2. sense of self or self-love, considered in Vedanta philosophy as proceeding from spiritual ignorance.

References

• "అహమ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 104
• అహంకారము at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)