నిమిషము

Telugu

Alternative forms

• నిమిషం (nimiṣaṁ), నిమేషము (nimēṣamu)

Etymology

From Sanskrit निमिष (nimiṣa) +‎ -ము (-mu); the minute sense arose later. Cognate with Kannada ನಿಮಿಷ (nimiṣa), Tamil நிமிஷம் (nimiṣam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nimiʂamu/

Noun

నిమిషము • (nimiṣamu) ? (plural నిమిషములు)

1. twinkling of the eye
2. (by extension) an instant, a moment.

   Synonym: క్షణము (kṣaṇamu)

3. one minute

References

• "నిమిషము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 654
• నిమిషము at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)