ನಿಲ್ಲು

Kannada

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *nil (“to stand, wait, stop”). Cognate with Malayalam നിൽക്കുക (nilkkuka), Tamil நில் (nil) and Telugu నిలుచు (nilucu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̪illu/

Verb

ನಿಲ್ಲು • (nillu)

  1. (intransitive) to stand
  2. (intransitive) to stop, halt
  3. (intransitive) to cease

Derived terms

  • ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ (nildāṇa, “station, port”)
  • ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸು (nillisu, “to make (something) stop”) (causative)
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