మహిమ

Telugu

Alternative forms

• మహిమా (mahimā), మహిమము (mahimamu)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महिमा (mahimā).

Noun

మహిమ • (mahima) ? (plural మహిమలు)

1. greatness, grandeur, majesty. might
   • 1991, Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry (lyrics and music), “Kalaya Nijama”, in Ilaiyaraaja (music), Coolie No. 1, performed by Ilaiyaraaja and P. Susheela:

     కలయా? నిజమా? తొలి రేయి హాయి మహిమా

     kalayā? nijamā? toli rēyi hāyi mahimā

     Is this a dream? Is this real? This is the great happiness of the first night

References

• "మహిమ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 973
• మహిమ at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)