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नाल nāl[S. नालं ], s.m. A hollow tubular stalk (esp. of the lotus); any tubular vessel (of the body); the navel-string; the gullet, throat, neck (more com. nāṛ, or nār);—a tube, pipe; a hollow reed; a weaver's shuttle (i.q. nār);—a blade (of grass);—barrel (of a gun);—fibre (of which rope is made,—more com. nār);—a quoit; a round heavy stone with a hole in the middle (for athletic exercise);—brick-work of a solid-masonry well:—nāl gaṛnā(with gen.), or nāl gaṛī-hu`īhonā(-kī, or terī, etc.), 'One's navel-string to be buried' (in a place); to have a claim as an heir.
Origin: Hindi