nullah

Meaning

  1. (South-Asia) A stream-bed, ravine, or other watercourse; a drain for rain or floodwater.
  2. (Hong-Kong) An open-air, concrete-lined channel for draining rain or wastewater; a storm drain.

Etymology

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

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