నిమిషము

Telugu

Alternative forms

నిమిషం (nimiṣaṁ), నిమేషము (nimēṣamu)

Etymology

From Sanskrit निमिष (nimiṣa) +‎ -ము (-mu); the minute sense arose later. Cognate with Kannada ನಿಮಿಷ (nimiṣa), Tamil நிமிஷம் (nimiṣam).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /n̪imiʂamu/

Noun

నిమిషము • (nimiṣamu) ? (plural నిమిషములు)

twinkling of the eye
(by extension) an instant, a moment.
Synonym: క్షణము (kṣaṇamu)
one minute

References

"నిమిషము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 654
నిమిషము at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)

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