చిలుము

Telugu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕilumu/, [t͡ʃilumu]

Noun

చిలుము • (cilumu) n (plural చిలుములు)

1. verdigris

   Synonym: కిలము (kilamu)

2. Any metallic taste in the saliva.

Derived terms

• చిలువ (ciluva, “snake”)

References

• "చిలుము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 420