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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian *weṇney. Cognate with Tamil வெண்ணெய் (veṇṇey), Malayalam വെണ്ണ (veṇṇa), Kannada ಬೆಣ್ಣೆ (beṇṇe).

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వెన్న (vennan (plural వెన్నలు)

  1. Butter: A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk.
    Synonym: నవనీతము (navanītamu)
    ఉట్టిమీద వెన్న వుండగా, వూరెల్లా నేతికి దేవులాడనేల
    uṭṭimīda venna vuṇḍagā, vūrellā nētiki dēvulāḍanēla
    While there is butter in the net, why hunt through the whole village for ghee?

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