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