Dhivehi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit स्नायु (snāyu). Cognate to Sinhalese නහරය (naharaya)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /n̪aː.ɾu/, [n̪aː.ɾu]
- Hyphenation: ނާ‧ރު
ނާރު • (nāru) (plural ނާރުތައް (nārutak̊))
- nerve, tendon
- artery, vein, blood vessel
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނާރު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 185