నెమ్మది
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Telugu
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Kannada ನೆಮ್ಮದಿ (nemmadi), Tamil நிம்மதி (nimmati), நய (naya, “to desire greatly”).[1] Probably not a compound of నెర (nera) + మది (madi, “mind”), despite Brown.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]నెమ్మది • (nemmadi) ? (plural నెమ్మదులు)
Adjective
[edit]నెమ్మది • (nemmadi)
References
[edit]- "నెమ్మది" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 304
- "నెమ్మది" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 676
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “3602”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 317.