Nharangga Word

arndu

English Word

arm

Sound

Dictionary Category
Children
Traditional
Lexical Category
noun
Word Categories
Body
arm
Main Sentence English
My Grandfather has big arms.

Definition/Cultural Note

- Newchurch +/Black records this as the whole arm, including the hand.- however, languages of this region generally have more specific words for arm referring to parts of the arm, not the whole arm.- the word as shared with related languages indicates the meaning may be only the upper arm, or only the forearm. Arndu could mean, for example, forearm, or upper arm.

Different ways of saying this word
arntu, antu (less formal with the plain 'n')