tene meaning in english

[Tel.] n. Honey. Various kinds are called juntitene, pedda teratene, tonititene, puttatene, peratene, borra tene, mosaratene, cinnapuvvutene and karrapattu (which is the best.) A ruddy nut brown complextion is compared to honey. Radha. i. 11; so in Theocritus, melichroos is applied to a bright ruddy or nut brown beauty. pudese the nectar of flowers. tenecettu tene-chettu. n. A certain tree tenetiga, teniga, teneyiga or tenetindi tene-tiga. n. A honey-bee. tenetera tene-tera. n. Honey comb. tenetonalu or tenetolalu tene-tonalu. n. Honey comb, also a sort of vermicelli. tenepitta tene-pitta. n. The Sun-bird or Honeysucker, Arachnechthra asiatica, or A. Zeylonica. (F.B.I.) tenepettu tene-pettu. v. t. To make honey. tenearati a kind of sweet plantain.tenegazu a kind of bangle. tenegadda tene-gadda. n. The Honey Buzzard, Pernis cristatus. (F.B.I.) tenesarayi tene-sarayi. n. Mead, brewed from honey.