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Where does “తీర్థకాకము” come from?

తీర్థకాకము (Telugu) comes from Telugu కాకము, from Sanskrit काक — a crow; an expression of contempt.

తీర్థకాకము (Telugu): a crow in a sacred bathing place; a greedy person...

Definitions

  1. a crow in a sacred bathing place; a greedy person...

Ancestry of “తీర్థకాకము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguకాకముA crow, bird of the genus "Corvus"; an assemblage...
2Sanskritकाकa crow; an expression of contempt
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