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. middle, centre

   Synonym: కేంద్రము (kēndramu)

2. waist, loins
3. the middle portion

Derived terms

• నట్ట (naṭṭa, emphatic combining form)
• నట్టనడుము (naṭṭanaḍumu, “very middle or centre”)
• నడి (naḍi, “middle, mid, central”)
• నడుమ (naḍuma, “in the middle or centre”)

References

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