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The dictionary features over 1.1 lakh words with information about each entry like word origin, meaning, synonyms and historical usage in literature. [6] A team of 40 scholars contributed to the dictionary over a period of six decades from 1911 to 1974. [7] The first four volumes were published by Andhra Sahitya Parishad, Kakinada. [8]
The origin of this word cannot be conclusively attributed to Malayalam or Tamil. Congee, porridge, water with rice; uncertain origin, possibly from Tamil kanji (கஞ்சி), [7] Telugu or Kannada gañji, or Malayalam kaññi (കഞ്ഞി). [citation needed] Alternatively, possibly from Gujarati, [8] which is not a Dravidian language.
see: List of English words of Telugu origin. Other languages. Adda, from Bengali, a group of people;
Astor is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Annabel Astor, Viscountess Astor (born 1948), British businesswoman; Ava Alice Muriel Astor (1902–56), daughter of John Jacob Astor IV
Alastor (/ ə ˈ l æ s t ər,-t ɔː r /; Ancient Greek: Ἀλάστωρ, English translation: "avenger" [1]) refers to a number of people and concepts in Greek mythology: [2]. Alastor, an epithet of the Greek God Zeus, according to Hesychius of Alexandria and the Etymologicum Magnum, which described him as the avenger of evil deeds, specifically familial bloodshed.
Kamala is a Sanskrit word meaning 'lotus'. [1] [2] It is used as a feminine given name in Indian culture, predominantly by Hindu families, as it is one of the names of the goddess Lakshmi, who appears from the centre of a lotus. [3] The masculine counterpart Kamal is a given name for Indian boys.
Telugu names refer to the naming conventions used by Telugu-speaking people, primarily from the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and the Yanam district of Puducherry. Telugu names are distinctive for their use of a "family name, given name" format, in contrast to Western naming practices where the family name often appears last.
Astor Court Building, an apartment building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan; Astor Hotel (disambiguation), several hotels; Astor Place (Manhattan), a place leading to Broadway in New York City; Astor Row, the name given to 130th Street between Fifth Avenue and Lenox in Harlem; Astor Theatre (disambiguation), several theatres and cinemas