శంఖము

Telugu

శంఖము.

Alternative forms

• శంఖం (śaṅkhaṁ)

Etymology

From Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkha, “(conch) shell”) +‎ -ము (-mu).

Noun

శంఖము • (śaṅkhamu) ? (plural శంఖములు)

1. Conch (marine mollusc of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell)
2. The shell of this sea animal.
3. A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell.

Numeral

శంఖము • (śaṅkhamu)

1. one hundred billion

Derived terms

• శంఖపాణి (śaṅkhapāṇi)
• శంఖిని (śaṅkhini)
• శంఖచక్రములు (śaṅkhacakramulu)

References

• "శంఖము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1247