ఋషభము

Telugu

Alternative forms

ఋషభం (r̥ṣabhaṁ)

Etymology

From Sanskrit ऋषभ (ṛṣabha, “bull, male animal; best, excellent”) +‎ -ము (-mu).

Noun

ఋషభము • (r̥ṣabhamu) m (plural ఋషభములు)

  1. a bull, an ox.
  2. (music) The second of the seven notes of the Carnatic music, said to be uttered by bulls and represented by రి (ri).

Adjective

ఋషభము • (r̥ṣabhamu)

  1. excellent

References

"ఋషభము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 178

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