[Skt.] n. A month, either of the lunar, solar, or any other computation of the year. nela. The Telugu months are caitramu, vaisakhamu, jyesthamu, asadhamu, sravanamu, bhadrapadamu. asvayujamu, kartikamu, margasiramu, pusyamu, maghamu, phalgunamu. adhikamasamu an intercalary month.ksayamasamu a lost month. nijamasamu the month proper. naksatracandramasamu the time wherein the moon moves through a sidereal revolution. Also, same asmasamu a small weight.