నిచ్చెన

See also: నచ్చని and నచ్చిన

Telugu

Etymology

From నిల్చు (nilcu, “to stand”) +‎ -ఎన (-ena, tool marker). On the other hand, could be from Prakrit णिस्सेणि (ṇisseṇi), from Sanskrit निःश्रेणि (niḥśreṇi), from Sanskrit निश्रेणी (niśreṇī), from the root निश्रि (niśri, “to lean on or against”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nit͡ɕːena/, [nit͡ʃːena]

Noun

నిచ్చెన • (niccena) n (plural నిచ్చెనలు)

  1. ladder
    Synonym: నిశ్రేణి (niśrēṇi)
    ఆకాశానికి నిచ్చెన వేశేవాడు ― ākāśāniki niccena vēśēvāḍu ― ambitious (literally, “one who plants a ladder on the sky”)

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