చూడామణి

Telugu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चूडामणि (cūḍāmaṇi, “a jewel worn on the top of the head”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ణి

Noun

చూడామణి • (cūḍāmaṇi) n (plural చూడామణులు)

1. a jewel worn on the top of the head, in a crest or diadem.
2. the best or most excellent of a class, the gem (esp: at the end of comp.)

References

• "చూడ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 425