నిచ్చెన

Telugu

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Etymology

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From నిల్చు (nilcu, Derived from Proto-Dravidian *nil) +‎ -ఎన (-ena​, tool marker). On the other hand, could be from Prakrit णिस्सेणि (ṇisseṇi), from Sanskrit निःश्रेणि (niḥśreṇi), from निश्रेणी (niśreṇī), from the root निश्रि (niśri, to lean on or against).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /nit͡ɕːena/, [nit͡ʃːena]

Noun

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నిచ్చెన (niccena? (plural నిచ్చెనలు)

  1. ladder
    ఆకాశానికి నిచ్చెన వేశేవాడుākāśāniki niccena vēśēvāḍuambitious (literally, “one who plants a ladder on the sky”)

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