తాళము

Telugu

Alternative forms

• తాళం (tāḷaṁ)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil தாழ் (tāḻ, “latch, lock, bolt”), Old Kannada ತಾೞ್ (tāḻ), Malayalam താഴ് (tāḻŭ), and Sanskrit ताल (tāla).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t̪aːɭamu/

Noun

తాళము • (tāḷamu) n (plural తాళములు)

1. a lock

   Synonym: బీగము (bīgamu)

2. a palm tree

Derived terms

• కప్పతాళము (kappatāḷamu, “padlock”)
• తాళపుచెవి (tāḷapucevi, “key”)
• తాళముతీయు (tāḷamutīyu, “to unlock”)
• తాళమువేయు (tāḷamuvēyu, “to lock”)

 

References

• "తాళము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 526
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “tār̤”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 276.