అంగుళము

Telugu

Alternative forms

• అంగుళం (aṅguḷaṁ)

Etymology

Sanskrit अङ्गुल (aṅgula, “finger(-length), unit of measurement”) +‎ -ము (-mu).

Noun

అంగుళము • (aṅguḷamu) m (plural అంగుళాలు or అంగుళములు)

1. An inch: unit of length equal to one-twelfth of a foot and equivalent to exactly 2.54 centimetres.

References

• "అంగుళము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 6
• అంగుళము 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), “అంగుళము”, in తెలుగు వ్యుత్పత్తికోశం [Telugu Etymological Dictionary] (in Telugu), Visakhapatnam (Waltair): Andhra University Press and Publications