# Pingala

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. One of the channels through which, in traditional Indian medicine, the energies or prana of the physical body, are said to flow..
2. An attendant of Surya.

## Etymology
From Sanskrit पिङ्गल (piṅgala, “reddish-brown, tawny, yellow, gold-coloured”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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