nullah
nul·lah
(nŭl′ə)n.
A ravine or gully, especially in southern Asia.
[Bengali and Hindi
nālā, channel, nullah, and similar forms in other Indic languages, all from Middle Indic
nāḷa, nāla, hollow stalk, tube, from Sanskrit
nāḍaḥ, from
naḍaḥ, reed, variant (perhaps influenced by Dravidian words akin to Kannada
naḷ, reed) of
nadaḥ; akin to Persian
nay, reed, flute, Armenian
net, arrow, and Hittite
nātaš, reed, arrow, and perhaps further akin to Sanskrit
nadati, he roars, howls, cries.]
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nullah
(ˈnʌlɑː)n
(Physical Geography) a stream or drain
[C18: from Hindi nālā]
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nul•lah
or na•la
(ˈnʌl ə)n., pl. -lahs or -las. (esp. in S Asia)
a gully or ravine.
[1770–80; < Hindi nālā brook, ravine]
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