Telugu edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit दश (dáśa) + -ము (-mu); from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáća, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥. Compare Hindi दस (das), Urdu دس (das), Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬯𐬀 (dasa), Persian ده (dah), Northern Kurdish deh, Ossetian дӕс (dæs), Pashto لس (ləs), also Armenian տասը (tasə), Ancient Greek δέκα (déka), Russian десять (desjatʹ), Latin decem, English ten.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /d̪aɕamu/, [d̪aʃamu]

Noun edit

దశము (daśamun (plural దశములు)

  1. ten
    Synonym: పది (padi)