nullahn.

Brit.

/ˈnʌlə/, U.S.

/ˈnələ/

Forms: 1600s nollaes (plural), 1700s– nullah, 1800s– nala, 1800s– nulla.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Bengali. Partly a borrowing from Hindi. Etymons: Bengali nālā; Hindi nālā.

Etymology: < Bengali nālā (and similar forms in other Indic languages, e.g. Hindi nālā) < Sanskrit nāla hollow stalk, tube.The form in quot. 1656 may show the influence of Portuguese.

Chiefly South Asian.

A watercourse, river-bed, or ravine; a drain or channel for rain- or floodwater. Cf. khor n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > [noun] > river

floodc825

streamc875

eaeOE

water streamOE

flumec1175

fleamc1300

riverc1300

currentc1380

reea1500

ford1563

fluent1598

draught1601

nymph1605

amnic1623

flux1637

nullah1656

R1692

currency1758

silent highway1841

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > watercourse or channel

runeOE

sitchOE

pipeOE

sichetc1133

guttera1300

siket1300

sikec1330

watergate1368

gole?a1400

gotea1400

flout14..

aa1430

trough1513

guta1552

race1570

lode1572

canala1576

ditch1589

trink1592

leam1601

dike1616

runlet1630

stell1651

nullah1656

course1665

drain1700

lade1706

droke1772

regimen1797

draught1807

adit1808

sluit1818

thalweg1831

runway1874

the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > valley > [noun] > gorge or ravine

cloughc1330

heugha1400

straitc1400

gillc1440

gulfa1533

gull1553

gap1555

coomb1578

gullet1600

nick1606

goyle1617

gully1637

nullah1656

ravine1687

barrancaa1691

kloof1731

ravin1746

water gap1756

gorge1769

arroyo1777

quebrada1787

rambla1789

flume1792

linn1799

cañada1814

gulch1832

cañon1834

canyon1837

khud1837

couloir1855

draw1864

box canyon1869

sitch1888

tangi1901

opena1903

1656 W. Jesson Let. 3 July in Eng. Factories in India 1655–60 (1921) 69 The way of Brampore utterly unpassable by reason of the many rivers and nollaes.

1775 C. Caraccioli Life Ld. Clive I. 398 Captain Jennings shifted the encampment..to the banks of a Small Nullah.

1793 W. Hodges Trav. India 20 This road is crossed by several nullahs, some of which have ferry boats stationed at them.

1803 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) II. 331 I..determined to manœuvre by my left, and push the enemy upon the nullah.

1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales II. 16 A nullah, broader and swifter than usual, cut off my communication with the budgerow.

1864 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene i. i. 53 Marsh or nullah, water full of vegetable debris.

1933 Discovery June 204/1 The nalas and river beds were parched, awaiting the flood.

1964 R. Perry World of Tiger i. 10 The tigers he shot were living in nullahs close to villages.

1990 Times of India 17 May 11/6 She ordered..environmentalists to use funds..to clean up the nullah which the..factories were polluting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nullah
释义	nullahn. Brit. /ˈnʌlə/, U.S. /ˈnələ/ Forms: 1600s nollaes (plural), 1700s– nullah, 1800s– nala, 1800s– nulla. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Bengali. Partly a borrowing from Hindi. Etymons: Bengali nālā; Hindi nālā. Etymology: < Bengali nālā (and similar forms in other Indic languages, e.g. Hindi nālā) < Sanskrit nāla hollow stalk, tube.The form in quot. 1656 may show the influence of Portuguese. Chiefly South Asian. A watercourse, river-bed, or ravine; a drain or channel for rain- or floodwater. Cf. khor n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > [noun] > river floodc825 streamc875 eaeOE water streamOE flumec1175 fleamc1300 riverc1300 currentc1380 reea1500 ford1563 fluent1598 draught1601 nymph1605 amnic1623 flux1637 nullah1656 R1692 currency1758 silent highway1841 the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > watercourse or channel runeOE sitchOE pipeOE sichetc1133 guttera1300 siket1300 sikec1330 watergate1368 gole?a1400 gotea1400 flout14.. aa1430 trough1513 guta1552 race1570 lode1572 canala1576 ditch1589 trink1592 leam1601 dike1616 runlet1630 stell1651 nullah1656 course1665 drain1700 lade1706 droke1772 regimen1797 draught1807 adit1808 sluit1818 thalweg1831 runway1874 the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > valley > [noun] > gorge or ravine cloughc1330 heugha1400 straitc1400 gillc1440 gulfa1533 gull1553 gap1555 coomb1578 gullet1600 nick1606 goyle1617 gully1637 nullah1656 ravine1687 barrancaa1691 kloof1731 ravin1746 water gap1756 gorge1769 arroyo1777 quebrada1787 rambla1789 flume1792 linn1799 cañada1814 gulch1832 cañon1834 canyon1837 khud1837 couloir1855 draw1864 box canyon1869 sitch1888 tangi1901 opena1903 1656 W. Jesson Let. 3 July in Eng. Factories in India 1655–60 (1921) 69 The way of Brampore utterly unpassable by reason of the many rivers and nollaes. 1775 C. Caraccioli Life Ld. Clive I. 398 Captain Jennings shifted the encampment..to the banks of a Small Nullah. 1793 W. Hodges Trav. India 20 This road is crossed by several nullahs, some of which have ferry boats stationed at them. 1803 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) II. 331 I..determined to manœuvre by my left, and push the enemy upon the nullah. 1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales II. 16 A nullah, broader and swifter than usual, cut off my communication with the budgerow. 1864 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene i. i. 53 Marsh or nullah, water full of vegetable debris. 1933 Discovery June 204/1 The nalas and river beds were parched, awaiting the flood. 1964 R. Perry World of Tiger i. 10 The tigers he shot were living in nullahs close to villages. 1990 Times of India 17 May 11/6 She ordered..environmentalists to use funds..to clean up the nullah which the..factories were polluting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1656
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