Telugu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit नाडि (nāḍi).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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నాడి (nāḍi? (plural నాళ్ళు)

  1. A pipe, tube, blow pipe.
  2. Any tubular organ of the body, as an artery, vein.
  3. (neuroanatomy) Any nerve.
  4. The pulse.
  5. A Hindu hour of 24 English minutes.

References

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  • Brown-1903, Gwynn-1991 (2022) “నాడి”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Telugu Dictionaries]