ఆముదము

Telugu

Etymology

Possibly related to Sanskrit एरण्ड (eraṇḍa), Prakrit 𑀏𑀭𑀁𑀟 (eraṃḍa). See also Kannada ಅಮುಂದ (amunda), Hindi अरंडी (araṇḍī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aːmudamu]

Noun

ఆముదము • (āmudamu) ? (plural ఆముదములు)

1. castor oil
2. castor oil plant

Related terms

• ఆముదపు చెట్టు (āmudapu ceṭṭu, “castor oil plant”)

References

• "ఆముదము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 118
• ఆముదము at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)

  L. Chakradhara Rao et al, editors (1978-1995), “ఆముదము”, in తెలుగు వ్యుత్పత్తికోశం [Telugu Etymological Dictionary] (in Telugu), Visakhapatnam (Waltair): Andhra University Press and Publications