The word "decade" in Telugu is translated as "దశాబ్దం" (dashābdam). It means a period of 10 years. It can also be referred to as "పదేళ్ళు" (padellu) in Telugu. The term comes from the Sanskrit words where "దశ" (dasha) means ten and "అబ్దము" or "అబ్ది" (abdamu or abdi) means year. Thus, a decade is a span of ten years, such as from 2010 to 2019.