Nahāru & Nhāru

sinew, tendon muscle. In the anatomy of the body n. occupies the place between maṃsa (flesh, soft flesh) & aṭṭhi (bone) as is seen from ster. sequence chavi, camma, maṃsa nahāru, aṭṭhi, aṭṭhi-miñja (e.g. at Vin.i.25; Ja.iii.84) See also defⁿ in detail at Snp-a.246 sq. & Kp-a.47.; Vin.i.25 (nh˚); MN.i.429 (used for bow strings); AN.i.50 AN.iii.324; AN.iv.47 sq. (˚daddula), AN.129; Kp.111.; Snp.194 (aṭṭhi˚) Cnd.97 (nh˚); Dhp-a.iii.118; Thag-a.257 (nh˚) Pv-a.68 (aṭṭhi-camma˚), Pv-a.80 (camma-maṃsa˚); Sdhp.46 Sdhp.103.

Sk. snāyu, Idg. *sné to sew, cp. Gr. νέω, νήχω, ν ̈ημα (thread); Ohg. nājan; also Gr. νεϋρον (= Lat. nervus); Ags. sinu (= sinew); Ohg. senawa Goth. nepla = Ags. nāēdl (= needle); Oir. snātha (thread); Ohg. snuor (cord) = Ags. snōd