పటము

Telugu

Alternative forms

పటం (paṭaṁ)

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit पट (paṭa). Compare Malayalam പടം (paṭaṁ), Tamil படம் (paṭam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paʈamu/

Noun

పటము • (paṭamu) n (plural పటములు)

1. A cloth.
2. A picture.

   Synonyms: బొమ్మ (bomma), అచ్చు (accu), పుత్తళిక (puttaḷika), చిత్రము (citramu)

3. The hood of a serpent.

References

• "పటము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 968
• పటము at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)