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nullah.

A stream-bed, ravine, or other watercourse; a drain for rain or floodwater.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A stream-bed, ravine, or other watercourse; a drain for rain or floodwater.

    South-Asia
  2. An open-air, concrete-lined channel for draining rain or wastewater; a storm drain.

    Hong-Kong
Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.