పనస

Telugu
Artocarpus altilis
Fruit of Artocarpus altilis

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *palṇas (“jackfruit”)

Noun

పనస • (panasa) ? (plural పనసలు)

  1. Breadfruit tree: An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
  2. In the Samhita portion of the Vedas, a quantity of fifty words in general.

Derived terms

References
  • “పనస” in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 707
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