నేల

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Telugu

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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నేల (nēlan (plural నేలలు)

  1. land, ground, field
    Synonym: భూమి (bhūmi)
  2. 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
  3. soil
    Synonyms: మన్ను (mannu), మట్టి (maṭṭi)

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