ఎముక

Telugu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /emuka/

Noun

ఎముక • (emuka) n (plural ఎముకలు)

1. (anatomy) Bone: A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.

   Synonyms: బొక్క (bokka), దుమ్ము (dummu), అస్థి (asthi)

Derived terms

• ఎముకరంగు (emukaraṅgu, “bone colour”)
• ఎముకలగూడు (emukalagūḍu, “skeleton”)
• ఎముకవిరుపు (emukavirupu, “bone breaking”)
• తొడయెముక (toḍayemuka, “femur, thighbone”)
• పక్కయెముక (pakkayemuka, “rib”)
• రొమ్ముఎముక (rommuemuka, “sternum, breastbone”)

 

References

• "ఎముక" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 189