పుస్తకము
Telugu
A hard-cover book
Alternative forms
పుస్తకం (pustakaṁ)
Etymology
From Sanskrit पुस्तक (pustaka, “manuscript, book, booklet”) + -ము (-mu). Cognate with Kannada ಪುಸ್ತಕ (pustaka), Malayalam പുസ്തകം (pustakaṁ), Tamil புத்தகம் (puttakam).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʊst̪ɐkɐmʊ/
Related terms
- పాఠ్యపుస్తకము (pāṭhyapustakamu, “textbook”)
- పుస్తకభాండాగారము (pustakabhāṇḍāgāramu, “library”)
References
- "పుస్తకము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 777
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