నూనె
Telugu
Etymology
Inherited from Old Telugu నూనియ (nūniya), from Proto-Dravidian *nū(w)-ney, equivalent to నూ (nū, “sesame”) + నెయ్యి (neyyi, “ghee, fat”).
For the development of the generic sense, compare తైలము (tailamu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nuːne/
Noun
నూనె • (nūne) n (plural నూనెలు)
Derived terms
- కొబ్బరినూనె (kobbarinūne, “coconut oil”)
- తవుడునూనె (tavuḍunūne, “bran oil”)
- నూనెబుడ్డి (nūnebuḍḍi, “oil bottle”)
- పూనూనె (pūnūne, “flower oil”)
- మంచినూనె (mañcinūne, “sesame oil, gingelly oil”)
- మట్టినూనె (maṭṭinūne, “petroleum, kerosene”)
- వేపనూనె (vēpanūne, “neem oil, margosa oil”)
References
- "నూనె" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 675