నిచ్చెన

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Telugu

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Etymology

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From నిల్చు (nilcu, to stand) +‎ -ఎన (-ena, tool marker). On the other hand, could be from Prakrit णिस्सेणि (ṇisseṇi), from Sanskrit निःश्रेणि (niḥśreṇi), from Sanskrit निश्रेणी (niśreṇī), from the root निश्रि (niśri, to lean on or against).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nit͡ɕːena/, [nit͡ʃːena]
  • Rhymes: -న

Noun

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నిచ్చెన (niccenan (plural నిచ్చెనలు)

  1. ladder
    Synonym: నిశ్రేణి (niśrēṇi)
    ఆకాశానికి నిచ్చెన వేశేవాడుākāśāniki niccena vēśēvāḍuambitious (literally, “one who plants a ladder on the sky”)

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