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nadi

Pronunciation: /ˈnadi/

“nadi” is an Indonesian word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. artery: any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery
  2. aorta: the great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system
  3. a normally regular beat felt when arteries are depressed, caused by the pumping action of the heart
  4. heart rate nature or rate of this beat

Etymology

From Malay nadi, from Sanskrit नाडी (nāḍī, “blood vessel”), नड (naḍá, a species of reed), a corruption of नद (nadá, “river; penis”), Sanskrit नदी (nadī́, “flowing water, river”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *nadíH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nadíH (“river”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ned-ih₂, from *ned- (“thundering, roaring, rushing”) + *-íh₂.

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