నీడ

See also: నడ, నాడి, నుడి, నిండు, నాడు, and నేడు

Telugu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nī̆ẓal- (“shade, shadow”). Cognate with Old Kannada ನೆೞಲ್ (neḻal) (whence Kannada ನೆರಳು (neraḷu)), Tamil நிழல் (niḻal) and Malayalam നിഴൽ (niḻal).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /n̪iːɖa/
Rhymes: -డ

Noun

నీడ • (nīḍa) n (plural నీడలు)

shade, shadow
Synonyms: ఇరులు (irulu), ఛాయ (chāya)
An image or reflection in a mirror.
Synonym: కాంతి (kānti)

Derived terms

తోడునీడ (tōḍunīḍa, “shadow, constant companion”)

References

"నీడ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 668

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