Telugu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ñarampu (nerve, tendon). Cognate with Tamil நரம்பு (narampu), Malayalam ഞരമ്പ് (ñarampŭ), Kannada ನರ (nara).

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Noun

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నరము (naramun (plural నరములు)

  1. (anatomy) A vein, an artery, a nerve, a tendon.
    Synonym: నాడి (nāḍi)

References

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  • Brown-1903, Gwynn-1991 (2022) “నరము”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Telugu Dictionaries]