नाड़ा (naadaa)

noun Mainly means the drawstring used in a पजामा (pajaamaa) or salwar to hold it up at the waist; can also refer to a pulse point in traditional medicine contexts.
Sense 1 : drawstring (for pajama/salwar)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: इज़ारबंद (izaarband, formal/literary)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Every household with kids has a story about a नाड़ा (naadaa) coming undone at the wrong moment -- it's a small, homely word that comes with its own bit of domestic comedy. Tightening or retying someone's नाड़ा (naadaa) is such an ordinary caregiving gesture that mothers and grandmothers do it almost without thinking.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse नाड़ा (naadaa) with डोरी (dorii) -- डोरी (dorii) is a general word for string or cord used for many purposes, while नाड़ा (naadaa) specifically means the waist-cord of a पजामा (pajaamaa) or सलवार (salvaar).
Sample Sentences:
मेरी पाजामे का नाड़ा टूट गया। The drawstring of my pajama broke.
(merii paajaame kaa naadaa toot gayaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
बेटा, अपना नाड़ा ठीक से बाँधो, नहीं तो पाजामा गिर जाएगा। Son, tie your drawstring properly, or your pajama will fall down.
(betaa, apnaa naadaa thiik se baandho, nahiin to paajaamaa gir jaaegaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
दादी हर सुबह उसका नाड़ा कसती हैं। Grandma tightens his drawstring every morning.
(daadii har subah uskaa naadaa kastii hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बच्चे का नाड़ा खुला हुआ था और उसे पता ही नहीं चला। The child's drawstring had come undone and he didn't even realize it.
(bachche kaa naadaa khulaa huaa thaa aur use pataa hii nahiin chalaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर नाड़ा मजबूत होता तो पाजामा ऐसे नहीं गिरता। If the drawstring were strong, the pajama wouldn't fall like that.
(agar naadaa majboot hotaa to paajaamaa aise nahiin girtaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम मेरा नाड़ा बाँध सकते हो? मेरे हाथ में मेहंदी लगी है। Can you tie my drawstring? My hands have henna on them.
(kyaa tum meraa naadaa baandh sakte ho? mere haath men mehandii lagii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
स्कूल में सब बच्चे हँस रहे थे क्योंकि उसका नाड़ा बाहर लटक रहा था। All the kids at school were laughing because his drawstring was hanging out.
(skool men sab bachche hans rahe the kyonki uskaa naadaa baahar latak rahaa thaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
नाड़ा इतना कस दिया गया था कि सांस लेना मुश्किल हो गया। The drawstring had been tightened so much that it became hard to breathe.
(naadaa itnaa kas diyaa gayaa thaa ki saans lenaa mushkil ho gayaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
पहले बाज़ार जाकर नया नाड़ा खरीद लो, फिर पाजामा सिलवाना। First go to the market and buy a new drawstring, then get the pajama stitched.
(pahle baazaar jaakar nayaa naadaa khariid lo, phir paajaamaa silvaanaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अच्छा होगा अगर तुम एक अतिरिक्त नाड़ा भी रख लो, कभी काम आ जाएगा। It would be good if you kept an extra drawstring too, it might come in handy sometime.
(achchhaa hogaa agar tum ek atirikt naadaa bhii rakh lo, kabhii kaam aa jaaegaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
Sense 2 : pulse (as felt at the wrist)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: नब्ज़ (nabz)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: This sense turns up mostly in the language of traditional healers and Ayurvedic practice, where checking someone's नाड़ा (naadaa) means feeling the pulse to diagnose imbalance. In everyday conversation, नब्ज़ (nabz) is the far more common word for pulse; नाड़ा (naadaa) in this sense carries a slightly traditional, medical flavor.
Sample Sentences:
वैद्य ने मरीज़ का नाड़ा देखा। The Ayurvedic healer checked the patient's pulse.
(vaidy ne mariiz kaa naadaa dekhaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
वैद्य नाड़ा देखकर ही रोग बता देते हैं। The healer can tell the ailment just by feeling the pulse.
(vaidy naadaa dekhkar hii rog bataa dete hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कृपया अपना हाथ आगे बढ़ाइए, मैं आपका नाड़ा देखूँगा। Please extend your hand, I will check your pulse.
(kripyaa apnaa haath aage badhaaie, main aapkaa naadaa dekhoongaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
वैद्यजी नाड़ा देख रहे हैं, ज़रा शांत बैठिए। The healer is checking the pulse, please sit still for a moment.
(vaidyjii naadaa dekh rahe hain, zaraa shaant baithie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अपना नाड़ा दिखाओ, देखता हूँ शरीर में क्या गड़बड़ है। Show me your pulse, let me see what's wrong in the body.
(apnaa naadaa dikhaao, dekhtaa hoon shariir men kyaa gadbad hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
यदि वैद्य नाड़ा ठीक से जाँचें, तो सही रोग पता चल सकता है। If the healer examines the pulse properly, the correct ailment can be diagnosed.
(yadi vaidy naadaa thiik se jaanchen, to sahii rog pataa chal saktaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
पुराने समय में वैद्य केवल नाड़ा देखकर पूरे शरीर का हाल बता देते थे। In olden times, healers could tell the whole condition of the body just by feeling the pulse.
(puraane samay men vaidy keval naadaa dekhkar poore shariir kaa haal bataa dete the।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर वैद्य समय पर नाड़ा देख लेता, तो बीमारी पहले ही पकड़ में आ जाती। If the healer had checked the pulse in time, the illness would have been caught earlier.
(agar vaidy samay par naadaa dekh letaa, to biimaarii pahle hii pakad men aa jaatii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
नाड़ा देखकर वैद्य ने बताया कि शरीर में वात बढ़ गया है। After feeling the pulse, the healer said that the body's vaat had increased.
(naadaa dekhkar vaidy ne bataayaa ki shariir men vaat badh gayaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): नाड़ा (naadaa)
(sg.m.oblique): नाड़े (naade)
(pl.m.direct): नाड़े (naade)
(pl.m.oblique): नाड़ों (naadon)