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totem meaning in Telugu

టోటెమ్

/ˈtəʊtəm/US/ˈtoʊtəm/

totem in Telugu: టోటెమ్, టోటెం. In English, totem means any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family; the representation of such an object or creature.

Telugu words for totem

టోటెమ్, టోటెం

English meaning of totem

  1. noun Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family; the representation of such an object or creature.
  2. noun The clan whose kinship is defined in reference to such an object or creature.
  3. noun A symbol or personification.
  4. noun An arbitrarily chosen object serving as a reminder to check whether one is awake or not, to aid in having lucid dreams.

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Questions about totem in Telugu

What is the meaning of totem in Telugu?
Totem in Telugu is టోటెమ్, టోటెం.
totem అంటే తెలుగులో అర్థం ఏమిటి?
Totem: టోటెమ్, టోటెం.
What does totem mean in English?
Totem means any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family; the representation of such an object or creature.

Source and license

Telugu words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “totem”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: totem (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Telugu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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