కాలేయము

Telugu

Liver: the largest gland.

Alternative forms

• కాలేయం (kālēyaṁ)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːleːjamu/

Noun

కాలేయము • (kālēyamu) ? (plural కాలేయములు)

1. Liver: A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile.

Synonyms

• కారిజము (kārijamu)

References

"కాలేయము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 278