తుమ్ము

See also: తుమ్మ

Telugu

Etymology

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Particularly: “From a Proto-Dravidian root, probably of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Tamil தும்மு (tummu, “to sneeze”), Malayalam തുമ്മുക (tummuka, “id”).”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t̪umːu/

Rhymes: -మ్ము

Verb

తుమ్ము • (tummu)

to sneeze

Noun

తుమ్ము • (tummu) ? (plural తుమ్ములు)

a sneeze

References

"తుమ్ము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 0539