Old Kannada

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Etymology

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Cognate with Tamil நிழல் (niḻal), Telugu నీడ (nīḍa).

Noun

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ನೆೞಲ್ (neḻal)

  1. shade, shadow

Descendants

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  • Kannada: ನೆರಳು (neraḷu)

Further reading

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  • Dr. P. V. Narayana, editor (2007), “ನೆೞಲ್”, in ಹಳಗನ್ನಡ ಪದಸಂಪದ [haḷagannaḍa padasampada, Halagannada Padasampada]‎[1] (in Kannada), Kannada Sahitya Parishattu