నేల

See also: నల, నీలి, నెల, నీలం, నైలు, నలు, and నలు-

Telugu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ñāl-. Compare Tamil ஞாலம் (ñālam), Malayalam ഞാലം (ñālaṁ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /neːla/
Rhymes: -ల

Noun

నేల • (nēla) n (plural నేలలు)

land, ground, field
Synonym: భూమి (bhūmi)
earth, world
Synonyms: ఇల (ila), ప్రపంచము (prapañcamu), లోకము (lōkamu)
- 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
Synonyms: మన్ను (mannu), మట్టి (maṭṭi)

Derived terms

కూతనేల (kūtanēla, “two miles, earshot”)
నేలనెమలి (nēlanemali, “florican”)
నేలమాళిగ (nēlamāḷiga, “room underground, den”)

References

"నేల" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 684

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