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naris

/ˈnɛə.ɹɪs/

naris noun: a nostril.

Noun

naris (plural nares)

  1. a nostril

naris meaning in Tamil

naris in Tamil

நாசி ஓட்டை, மூக்கு ஓட்டை, மூக்குத்துளை, மூக்குத்துவாரம்

Forms of naris

pluralnares

Origin of naris

From Latin naris (“nostril”). Itself from Latin nāsus with rhotacism.

Words formed from naris

Questions about naris

What does naris mean?
Naris means a nostril.
What is naris in Tamil?
Naris in Tamil is நாசி ஓட்டை, மூக்கு ஓட்டை, மூக்குத்துளை. See Naris meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is naris?
Naris is a noun.
How do you pronounce naris?
Naris is pronounced /ˈnɛə.ɹɪs/.
What is the plural of naris?
The plural of naris is nares.

Words near naris in the dictionary

  1. naringinase
  2. naringinases
  3. Narinjari
  4. Nariokotome Boy
  5. narirutin
  6. naris
  7. narish
  8. narishkeit
  9. Narita
  10. nariyal
  11. nariyals

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Adapted from Wiktionary: naris (page history and authors); naris (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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