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