"నిమిషము" meaning in Telugu

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Noun

IPA: /nimiʂamu/ Forms: nimiṣamu [romanization], నిమిషము లు [plural], నిమిషం [alternative], నిమేషము [alternative]
Etymology: From Sanskrit निमिष (nimiṣa) + -ము (-mu); the minute sense arose later. Cognate with Kannada ನಿಮಿಷ (nimiṣa), Tamil நிமிஷம் (nimiṣam). Etymology templates: {{suffix|te|निमिष|ము|lang1=sa}} Sanskrit निमिष (nimiṣa) + -ము (-mu), {{cog|kn|ನಿಮಿಷ}} Kannada ನಿಮಿಷ (nimiṣa), {{cog|ta|நிமிஷம்}} Tamil நிமிஷம் (nimiṣam) Head templates: {{te-noun}} నిమిషము • (nimiṣamu) ? (plural నిమిషములు)
  1. twinkling of the eye
    Sense id: en-నిమిషము-te-noun-FrKeC~Ra Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Telugu entries with incorrect language header, Telugu terms suffixed with -ము, Telugu terms with redundant script codes, Units of measure Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 21 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 11 11 Disambiguation of Telugu entries with incorrect language header: 84 8 8 Disambiguation of Telugu terms suffixed with -ము: 81 10 10 Disambiguation of Telugu terms with redundant script codes: 62 19 19 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 83 8 8
  2. (by extension) an instant, a moment Tags: broadly Synonyms: క్షణము
    Sense id: en-నిమిషము-te-noun-og7AoXuy
  3. one minute
    Sense id: en-నిమిషము-te-noun-3icB9JKi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "నిమిషము లు",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "నిమిషం",
      "roman": "nimiṣaṁ",
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        "twinkling of the eye"
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      "ipa": "/nimiʂamu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "నిమిషము"
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      "form": "నిమిషము లు",
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      "form": "నిమిషం",
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