వెన్ను

See also: వన్నె and వెన్న

Telugu

Alternative forms

వెను (venu)

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “The "ear of corn" meaning is cognate with Tamil ஏனல் (ēṉal, “id”). The "back" meaning seems different, however.”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋenːu/
Rhymes: -న్ను

Noun

వెన్ను • (vennu) n (plural వెన్నులు)

(anatomy) the back
వెన్నునొప్పి
vennunoppi
backpain
an ear of corn
Synonym: కంకి (kaṅki)

References

"వెన్ను" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1217
Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “2798”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 243.