నేల
Appearance
Telugu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ñāl-. Compare Tamil ஞாலம் (ñālam), Malayalam ഞാലം (ñālaṁ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- land, ground, field
- earth, world
- 1989, “Eenade Edo Ayyindi”, in Acharya Aatreya (lyrics), Ilaiyaraaja (music), Prema, performed by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra:
- నింగి నేల ఏకం కాగ / ఈ క్షణమిలాగే ఆగింది
- niṅgi nēla ēkaṁ kāga / ī kṣaṇamilāgē āgindi
- Heaven and earth are uniting / This moment is never-ending
- soil
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- నింగి (niṅgi, “sky, atmosphere”)
References
[edit]- "నేల" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 684