నడివ్రేలు

Telugu

Etymology

• నడి (naḍi, “middle, mid”) +‎ వ్రేలు (vrēlu, “finger”)

Cognate with Kannada ನಡುಬೆರಳು (naḍuberaḷu), Malayalam നടുവിരൽ (naṭuviral), Tamil நடுவிரல் (naṭuviral).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naɖiʋɾeːlu/

Noun

నడివ్రేలు • (naḍivrēlu) ? (plural నడివ్రేళ్ళు)

1. middle finger

   Synonym: మధ్యమ (madhyama)

References

• "నడి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 631
• నడివ్రేలు at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)