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thenar

UK/ˈθiːnə/US/ˈθinɑɹ/

thenar noun: the palm of the hand or sole of the foot.

Noun

thenar (plural thenars)

  1. (archaic) The palm of the hand or sole of the foot.
    • the parts of the human anatomy most sensitive to cold being the nape, stomach, and thenar or sole of foot?1922, James Joyce, Ulysses
  2. The ball of the thumb, or the muscle controlling it.

Adjective

thenar (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.

thenar meaning in Tamil and Arabic

thenar in Tamil

அங்கை, உள்ளங்கை

thenar in Arabic

ball of the thumb
بَرْزَة رَاحِيَّة barza rāḥiyya

Forms of thenar

pluralthenars

Origin of thenar

From Ancient Greek θέναρ (thénar).

Words formed from thenar

Questions about thenar

What does thenar mean?
Thenar means the palm of the hand or sole of the foot.
What is thenar in Tamil?
Thenar in Tamil is அங்கை, உள்ளங்கை. See Thenar meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is thenar?
Thenar can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce thenar?
Thenar is pronounced /ˈθiːnə/ (UK).
What is the plural of thenar?
The plural of thenar is thenars.

Words near thenar in the dictionary

  1. thenad
  2. thenadays
  3. thenage
  4. thenal
  5. thenalidine
  6. thenar
  7. thenardite
  8. thenars
  9. thence
  10. thenceafter
  11. thenceforth

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: thenar (page history and authors); thenar (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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