సున్నము
Appearance
Telugu
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- సున్నం (sunnaṁ)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡 (cuṇṇa) + -ము (-mu), from Sanskrit चूर्ण (cūrṇa). Doublet of చూర్ణము (cūrṇamu).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]సున్నము • (sunnamu) ? (plural సున్నములు)
- (chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide - quicklime.
- Lime made of shells or stone, carbonate of lime.
References
[edit]- "సున్నము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1348