vúžë

Prasuni

Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani *ařaní, *upařaní, from earlier *řatníš, *upařatníš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haratníš, from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bow, elbow”). Cognate with Ashkun oṛíṅ, Kamkata-viri ařë́, Waigali ëvřë, Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬥𐬀 (ar^əθna), Persian آرنج (âranj), Sanskrit अरत्नि (aratní), Ancient Greek ὠλένη (ōlénē, “elbow”), Latin ulna (“elbow”), English elbow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βúʒɘ/

Noun

vúžë

1. elbow