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Where does “నిమిషము” come from?

నిమిషము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit निमिष, from Sanskrit निमिषति — shut one's eyes, wink, fall asleep.

నిమిషము (Telugu): A twinkling of the eye, an instant, a moment; A...

Definitions

  1. A twinkling of the eye, an instant, a moment; A...

Ancestry of “నిమిషము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिमिषtwinkling,closing of the eye, moment
2Sanskritनिमिषतिshut one's eyes, wink, fall asleep
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