తామర

See also: తామ్రం

Telugu

Noun

తామర • (tāmara) ? (plural తామరలు)

1. Lotus: A kind of aquatic plant.
2. Ringworm: A contagious fungal infection of the skin, characterised by ring-shaped discoloured patches, covered by vesicles or scales.

Synonyms

• (flower) జలజము (jalajamu)

Derived terms

• తామరాకు (tāmarāku, “leaf of lotus plant”)

References

"తామర" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 523