దినము

Telugu

Alternative forms

దినం (dinaṁ)

Etymology

From Sanskrit दिन (dina) +‎ -ము (-mu). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“to shine”), whence also *déy-no-, whence Lithuanian diena, Old Church Slavonic дьнь (dĭnĭ). Other cognates include Old Armenian տիւ (tiw, “daytime”), Latin diēs (“day”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d̪in̪amu/

Noun

దినము • (dinamu) n (plural దినములు)

day
The day time.

Synonyms

నాడు (nāḍu)
దివసము (divasamu)
రోజు (rōju)

Derived terms

దినపత్రిక (dinapatrika, “daily”)

References

"దినము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 594

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