అద్దము

Telugu
అద్దము.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Gondi अद्दोम (addam, “mirror”). Also compare Prakrit [script needed] (addāa-, “mirror”) (is this from Sanskrit आदर्श (ādarśa, “mirror”)?) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ad̪ːamu/
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Noun

అద్దము • (addamu) n (plural అద్దములు)

  1. mirror: a smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
  2. glass

Descendants
  • → Tamil: அத்தம் (attam)

References
  • Brown-1903, Gwynn (2022) “అద్దము”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Telugu Dictionaries]
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