ނާރު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit स्नायु (snāyu). Cognate to Sinhalese නහරය (naharaya)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /n̪aː.ɾu/, [n̪aː.ɾu]
  • Hyphenation: ނާ‧ރު

Noun

ނާރު • (nāru) (plural ނާރުތައް (nārutak̊))

  1. nerve, tendon
  2. artery, vein, blood vessel

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނާރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 185
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