నీరు

See also: నర and నోరు

Telugu

నీరు

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nīr. Cognate with Badaga நீரு (nīru), Brahui دیر (dīr), Kannada ನೀರು (nīru), Malayalam നീര് (nīrŭ), Tamil நீர் (nīr), Toda நீர் (nīr), Tulu ನೀರ್ (nīrŭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /niːɾu/
  • (file)

Noun

నీరు • (nīru) n (plural నీళ్లు or నీళ్ళు)

  1. water, as in the substance.
    Synonyms: ఉదకము (udakamu), జలము (jalamu)
    నీరే ప్రాణాధారము
    nīrē prāṇādhāramu
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. fluid

Derived terms

Adjective

నీరు • (nīru)

  1. slight

Derived terms

  • నీటి (nīṭi)

References

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