nullah

nullah (NUHL-uh) - (S. Asia) n., a gully or ravine, esp. one that is dry except during the rainy season.


Flowing only during the monsoon. From Bengali nala and/or Hindi/Urdu nālā, both meaning ravine/drainage, from Middle Indic nāḷa, tube/hollow stalk, from Sanskrit nāḍī, reed.


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