Telugu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit मशक (maśaka, fly, gnat) +‎ -ము (-mu).

Noun

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మశకము (maśakamu? (plural మశకములు)

  1. a gnat or mosquito

References

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"మశకము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 963