నీడ
Telugu
Etymology
Cognate with Kannada ನೆರಳು (neraḷu), Malayalam നിഴൽ (niḻal), Tamil நிழல் (niḻal).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niːɖa/
Noun
నీడ • (nīḍa) n (plural నీడలు)
- shade, shadow
- 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