నేలమాళిగ

Telugu

Etymology

From నేల (nēla, “ground”) +‎ మాళిగ (māḷiga, “chamber”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neːlamaːɭiɡa/

Noun

నేలమాళిగ • (nēlamāḷiga) n (plural నేలమాళిగలు)

1. a room underground, basement, den

References

• "మాళిగ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 986