నూనె

See also: నేను, న్న, న్ను, నీనా, and నానో-

Telugu

Etymology

Inherited from Old Telugu నూనియ (nūniya), from Proto-Dravidian *nū(w)-ney, equivalent to నూ (nū, “sesame”) +‎ నెయ్యి (neyyi, “ghee, fat”).

For the development of the generic sense, compare తైలము (tailamu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nuːne/

Noun

నూనె • (nūne) n (plural నూనెలు)

oil
Synonym: తైలము (tailamu)
(specifically) sesame oil
Synonym: తైలము (tailamu)

References

"నూనె" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 675

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