దండము

Telugu

Alternative forms

దండం (daṇḍaṁ)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d̪aɳɖamu/

Etymology 1

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Noun

దండము • (daṇḍamu) ? (plural దండములు)

A salutation made by joining the palms of the hands in front of the chest.
Respects, obeisance.
Remembrance or compliments in correspondence

Synonyms

నమస్కారము (namaskāramu)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍa) +‎ -ము (-mu).

Noun

దండము • (daṇḍamu) ? (plural దండములు)

A rod, stick or staff.

Derived terms

త్రిదండము (tridaṇḍamu)
బాహుదండము (bāhudaṇḍamu)
మంత్రదండము (mantradaṇḍamu)

References

"దండము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 575

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