అందము

See also: అదుము

Telugu

Alternative forms

• అందం (andaṁ)

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *am-ta, possibly influenced by Sanskrit चन्द (canda). Cognate with Tamil சந்தம் (cantam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an̪d̪amu/, [and̪amu]

Noun

అందము • (andamu) n (plural అందములు)

1. beauty

   Synonyms: చక్కదనము (cakkadanamu), చక్కన (cakkana)

   అందం చూడవయా ఆనందించవయా

   andaṁ cūḍavayā ānandiñcavayā

   Look at beauty and appreciate it.

Derived terms

• అందగత్తె (andagatte, “beautiful woman”)
• అందగాడు (andagāḍu, “handsome man”)

References

• "అందము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 014
• అందము 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), “అందము”, in తెలుగు వ్యుత్పత్తికోశం [Telugu Etymological Dictionary] (in Telugu), Visakhapatnam (Waltair): Andhra University Press and Publications
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “cantam”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 205.