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Telugu
Etymology
Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀅𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀅 (allaa), from Sanskrit आर्द्रक (ārdraka). Doublet of ఆర్ద్రకము (ārdrakamu).
Pronunciation
Noun
అల్లము • (allamu) ? (plural అల్లములు)
- ginger in its undried state; green ginger
- Antonym: శొంఠి (śoṇṭhi, “dry ginger”)
References
- "అల్లము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 0090
- అల్లము at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)
- L. Chakradhara Rao et al, editors (1978-1995), “అల్లము”, in తెలుగు వ్యుత్పత్తికోశం [Telugu Etymological Dictionary] (in Telugu), Visakhapatnam (Waltair): Andhra University Press and Publications
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ārdraka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press