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backbone meaning in Malayalam

നട്ടെല്ല്

UK/ˈbækˌbəʊn//ˈbækˌboʊn/

backbone in Malayalam: നട്ടെല്ല്, നടുവെല്ല്, നിടുവെല്ല്, മുതുകെല്ല്. In English, backbone means the series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.

Malayalam words for backbone

spinal column, spine, vertebral column
നട്ടെല്ല്, നടുവെല്ല്, നിടുവെല്ല്, മുതുകെല്ല്, പൃഷ്ഠാസ്ഥി, മുരുത്ത്
foundation, mainstay, cornerstone
നട്ടെല്ല്, ആധാരം, പ്രധാന ആധാരം, വലംബം, അവലംബം, പ്രധാനബലം
firmness, strength of character, strength of will
സ്വഭാവദാർഢ്യം, സ്വഭാവമഹിമ, സ്വഭാവശക്തി, ദൃഢനിശ്ചയം, നിശ്ചയദാർഢ്യം, സ്വഭാവശുദ്ധി

English meaning of backbone

  1. noun The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
  2. noun Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure.
  3. noun Courage, fortitude, or strength.

Full definition of backbone

backbone in a sentence

  • Before automobiles, railroads were a backbone of commerce.
  • He would make a good manager, if he had a little more backbone.

Synonyms of backbone

backbone in other languages

Questions about backbone in Malayalam

What is the meaning of backbone in Malayalam?
Backbone in Malayalam is നട്ടെല്ല്, നടുവെല്ല്, നിടുവെല്ല്, മുതുകെല്ല്.
backbone എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Backbone: നട്ടെല്ല്, നടുവെല്ല്, നിടുവെല്ല്, മുതുകെല്ല്.
What does backbone mean in English?
Backbone means the series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.

Source and license

Malayalam words from the E.K. Kurup corpus on Olam: backbone (dataset and license). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: backbone (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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