Etymology

nullah

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Today it means: A stream-bed, ravine, or other watercourse; a drain for rain or floodwater. Full definition →

First used 17th c.Bengali নালা ← Hindi नाला ← Sanskrit नाडी
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromनाडी
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromनाला
  3. Bengali · borrowed fromনালা
  4. English todaynullah

Borrowed from Bengali নালা (nala), Hindi नाला (nālā), from Sanskrit नाडी (nāḍī).

Words from the same roots

Hindiनाला all →

nalla

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. A stream-bed, ravine, or other watercourse; a drain for rain or floodwater.

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