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Curiously, the male form, Nirmal, is pronounced NEER-mahl. Stress is on the first syllable, but the vowel of the second syllable is a long aah, not the short uh of Nirmala. I have asked Indians why this is, but no one has been able to provide me with an answer.
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Sanskrit nir, pronounced neer means "without." Mala, pronounced muhluh means "blemish or imperfection." Thus, in Sanskrit the meaning is "without blemish."
The correct pronunciation is NEER-muh-luh with the stress on the first syllable, NOT the second syllable. I learned the correct pronunciation of sife's name shortly after we met nearly 50 years ago.
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The correct pronunciation is NEER-muh-luh with the stress on the first syllable, NOT the second syllable. I learned the correct pronunciation of sife's name shortly after we met nearly 50 years ago.
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Dr Nirmala Visweswara Rao is a classical dancer in kuchipudi and Bharathanatyam.
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Nirmala Deshpande (1929 – 2008) was a noted Indian social activist who had embraced Gandhi and philosophy. She devoted her adult life to the promotion of communal harmony and service to women, tribal people, and the dispossessed in India.
She was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award of India in 2006. And was awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz posthumously by Pakistan in 2010.
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She was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award of India in 2006. And was awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz posthumously by Pakistan in 2010.
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Pronounced "neer-MAH-lah". It also means "clean". [noted -ed]
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