జున్ను

See also: జనని and జననం

Telugu

Alternative forms

•  ౙున్ను (zunnu)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʑunːu/, [d͡ʒunːu]
• Rhymes: -న్ను

Noun

జున్ను • (junnu) n (plural జున్నులు)

1. colostrum, especially as prepared into an Indian sweet
2. honey

   తంగేటి జున్ను

   taṅgēṭi junnu

   Honey in the Tangedu tree.

3. cheese: a dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.

Derived terms

• జున్నుపాలు (junnupālu, “beestings”)

 

References

• "జున్ను" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 483
• జున్ను at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)