nhāru

masc nom sg of nhāru (noun); masc voc sg of nhāru (noun); nt nom sg of nhāru (noun); nt voc sg of nhāru (noun)

tendon; sinew
tendon; sinew

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nhāru — root · tendon, sinew
From PIE *sner- 'twist', the same root appearing in Sanskrit snāyu-, Greek neuron, and English sinew. Originally denoted anything twisted or cord-like; the prothesized nasal is characteristic of Pali phonology before sibilant-consonant clusters.

Etymology. From PIE *sner- 'to twist, turn'; cognate with Sanskrit snāyu-, Greek neuron (νεῦρον) 'sinew, nerve', Latin nervus 'nerve, sinew', English sinew. The Pali form shows regular nasal-prothesis before initial *sn-, a phonetic development well attested in Dravidian and some Indo-Aryan languages.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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