నిచ్చెన

See also: నచ్చని and నచ్చిన

Telugu

Etymology

From Prakrit णिस्सेणि (ṇisseṇi), from Sanskrit निःश्रेणि (niḥśreṇi), from निश्रेणी (niśreṇī), from the root निश्रि (niśri, “to lean on or against”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /n̪it͡ɕːen̪a/, [n̪it͡ʃːen̪a]

Rhymes: -న

Noun

నిచ్చెన • (niccena) ? (plural నిచ్చెనలు)

ladder
ఆకాశానికి నిచ్చెన వేశేవాడు ― ākāśāniki niccena vēśēvāḍu ― ambitious (literally, “one who plants a ladder on the sky”)

Synonyms

నిశ్రేణి (niśrēṇi)

References

"నిచ్చెన" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 0651

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