బీగము

Telugu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /biːɡamu/

Noun

బీగము • (bīgamu) n (plural బీగములు)

A lock.
Synonym: తాళము (tāḷamu)
A padlock.
Synonym: కప్పతాళము (kappatāḷamu)

Derived terms

బీగపుచెవి (bīgapucevi, “key”)
బీగమువేయు (bīgamuvēyu, “to lock”)
బీగముతీయు (bīgamutīyu, “to unlock”)

References

"బీగము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 892

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