సున్నము

Telugu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡 (cuṇṇa) +‎ -ము (-mu), from Sanskrit चूर्ण (cūrṇa). Doublet of చూర్ణము (cūrṇamu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sunːamu/

Noun

సున్నము • (sunnamu) ? (plural సున్నములు)

  1. (chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide - quicklime.
  2. Lime made of shells or stone, carbonate of lime.

References
  • Brown-1903, Gwynn (2022) “సున్నము”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Telugu Dictionaries]
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