నడుము

See also: నడిమి

Telugu

Etymology

Cognate with Kannada ನಡು (naḍu), Malayalam നടുവ് (naṭuvŭ), Tamil நடு (naṭu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naɖumu/

Noun

నడుము • (naḍumu) n (plural నడుములు)

1. The middle or centre.
2. The waist or loins.
3. The middle portion.

References

• "నడుము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 631