ఇనుము

See also: ఇనాము

Telugu

Chemical element
Fe
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A pot of melted raw iron.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian *cirumpu. Cognate with Malayalam ഇരുമ്പ് (irumpŭ), Tamil இரும்பு (irumpu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /inumu/

Noun

ఇనుము • (inumu) ? (singular only)

1. iron (metallic chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe)
2. iron (common metal that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel)

References

• "ఇనుము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 137
• ఇనుము 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), “ఇనుము”, in తెలుగు వ్యుత్పత్తికోశం [Telugu Etymological Dictionary] (in Telugu), Visakhapatnam (Waltair): Andhra University Press and Publications