Nala
[ˈnɑːlə]Meaning
Sanskrit for "stem"; a king of the Nishadha people in the Mahabharata
Background Story
Nala is a Sanskrit word meaning "stem", borrowed into English from the Sanskrit नल. In the Mahabharata it belongs to a king of the Nishadha people. It is also the name of a lion in the animated film The Lion King (1994); many sources claim it means "gift" or "beloved" in Swahili, though it has no meaning in that language.
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