సమాసము

Telugu

Alternative forms

సమాసం (samāsaṁ)

Etymology

From Sanskrit समास (samāsa) +‎ -ము (-mu).

Noun

సమాసము • (samāsamu) ? (plural సమాసములు)

1. Composition of words, formation of compound terms.
2. (linguistics, lexicography) A combination of several words into one, all but the final being devoid of the signs of case, a compound word.