మౌనము

See also: మనము, మానము, మీనము, మైనము, and మునుము

Telugu

Alternative forms

• మౌనం (maunaṁ)

Etymology

From Sanskrit मौन (mauna) + -ము (-mu).

Noun

మౌనము • (maunamu) ? (plural మౌనములు)

1. silence

   Synonym: నిశ్శబ్దము (niśśabdamu)

   • 1987, Ilaiyaraaja (lyrics and music), “Matarani”, in Maharshi, performed by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra:

     మాటరాని మౌనమిది… మౌనవీణ గానమిది

     māṭarāni maunamidi… maunavīṇa gānamidi

     This is a silence without any words... This is a song played with silent instruments

References

• "మౌనము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1049
• మౌనము at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)