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చిత్రము

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See also: చైత్రము and చతురము

Telugu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “picture, sketch, painting”) +‎ -ము (-mu).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕit̪ɾamu/, [t͡ʃit̪ɾamu]

Noun

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చిత్రము • (citramu) n (plural చిత్రములు)

  1. painting, picture
    Synonyms: బొమ్మ (bomma), అచ్చు (accu), పుత్తళిక (puttaḷika), పటము (paṭamu)
  2. (formal, literary, by extension) film, movie
    Synonym: సినిమా (sinimā)
  3. variety, strangeness, singularity
  4. variegated colour
  5. curiosity
  6. species
  7. diversity

Usage notes

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The use of this word to mean film has been declining, with more written publications and newspapers switching over to the colloquial word సినిమా (sinimā) over time.

Derived terms

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Adjective

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చిత్రము • (citramu)

  1. particoloured, speckled, chequered, streaked
  2. odd, strange, novel
  3. picturesque, pretty

References

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