ఎముక

Telugu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /emuka/

Noun

ఎముక • (emuka) n (plural ఎముకలు)

(anatomy) Bone: A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
Synonyms: బొక్క (bokka), దుమ్ము (dummu), అస్థి (asthi)

Derived terms

ఎముకరంగు (emukaraṅgu, “bone colour”)
ఎముకలగూడు (emukalagūḍu, “skeleton”)
ఎముకవిరుపు (emukavirupu, “bone breaking”)
తొడయెముక (toḍayemuka, “femur, thighbone”)
పక్కయెముక (pakkayemuka, “rib”)
రొమ్ముఎముక (rommuemuka, “sternum, breastbone”)

References

"ఎముక" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 189

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