Proto-Telugu : *nil-
Meaning : to stand, rise, get up, last, continue, remain, exist, stop, stay, halt, cease, endure, be preserved or saved, survive
Telugu : nilucu
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : nelayu "to be established, stay"
Additional forms : Also nilupu to cause to stand, fix, place, stop, interrupt, restrain, save, preserve, adjourn, keep back, detain; n. standing, halting, cessation, stopping, a halt, stop, pause, rest; nilaka standing, halting; [1] nilukaḍa, [2] nilkaḍa id., remaining, staying, steadiness, firmness, permanence; [1] nilava, [2] niluva, [3] nilva remainder, balance, standing, duration, continuance; old, long-standing; niluvu standing, stature, height, standing crop; upright, erect, high, tall; nela place; nela konu to become firm, stay, be stand; nelavu place, abode, home, native country; neppu place, home, abode; neppu-konu to become firm
Number in DED : 3675
