తీర్థకాకము

Telugu

Etymology

From Sanskrit तीर्थ (tīrtha, “place of pilgrimage on the banks of sacred streams; object of veneration, sacred object”) + Telugu కాకము (kākamu, “crow”).

Noun

తీర్థకాకము • (tīrthakākamu) ? (plural తీర్థకాకములు)

1. (literary) a crow in a sacred bathing place.
2. a greedy person who haunts holy places and lives by fleecing pilgrims.

Synonyms

• తీర్థకాకి (tīrthakāki)