నిలుచు

Telugu

Alternative forms

• నిల్చు (nilcu)

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *nil (“to stand, wait, stop”). Cognate with Kannada ನಿಲ್ಲು (nillu), Malayalam നിൽക്കുക (nilkkuka), Tamil நில் (nil).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nilut͡ɕu/, [nilut͡ʃu]

Verb

నిలుచు • (nilucu)

1. to stand
2. to rise, get up
3. to stop, halt, cease
4. to last, endure, remain, be retained

References

• "నిలుచు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 298
• "నిలుచు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 663