Proto-Telugu : *tamm-
Meaning : younger brother
Telugu : tammũḍu
Inscriptional Telugu : tabunr_u "(? for tambunr_u) younger brother"
Additional forms : Also (Inscr.) tambul, tammu id.; tambaḷa a certain caste (Thurston, s.v. of temple priests), (B) a caste of Saivite priests; tambaḷi a member of that caste; (Inscr.) [1] tammaḍi, [2] tammalavāru priest of a Śiva temple; nambi a class of priests employed in Vaishnava temples
Number in DED : 3085
