Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.3949

c6.3949

nīru-nela, nīr-nela (CITD), Telugu; low lying land irrigated by water from a tank, canal, well, etc.; usually called ‘wet land’ and considered the most valuable. Cf. veli-volamu or veli-cenu, i.e. land on a comparatively higher level, which depends solely on rain and is called ‘dry land’.