నెల

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

Kolami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nelanc(c)- (“moonlight, moon”). Cognate with Malayalam നിലാവ് (nilāvŭ), Tamil நிலவு (nilavu), Telugu నెల (nela).

Noun

నెల (nela)

1. moon
2. month

Telugu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nelanc(c)- (“moonlight, moon”). Cognate with Kolami నెల (nela), Malayalam നിലാവ് (nilāvŭ), Tamil நிலவு (nilavu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nela/
• Rhymes: -ల

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Noun

నెల • (nela) n (plural నెలలు)

1. month

   Synonym: మాసము (māsamu)

2. (rare) the Moon

   Synonyms: జాబిల్లి (jābilli), చంద్రుడు (candruḍu)

3. A full moon or full moon day.

   Synonyms: పున్నామ (punnāma), పూర్ణిమ (pūrṇima)

References

• "నెల" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 681
• నెల at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)