Telugu

Noun

అంకణము • ‎(aṃkaṇamu) (plural అంకణములు ‎(aṃkaṇamulu))

1. The space between any two beams or pillars.
2. apartment

   అంకణమునకు రూపాయి బాడిగ.‎

   aṃkaṇamunaku rūpāyi bāḍiga.

   The rent of each apartment is one rupee.

   మీదెన్ని అంకణముల యిల్లు.‎

   mīdenni aṃkaṇamula yillu.

   How many apartments are there in your house?

3. The act of branding or marking.

References

• Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 0002