Etymology

Menkar

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Arabic مَنْخَر
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  1. Arabic · derived fromمَنْخَر“nostril (i.e. of the whale)”
  2. English todayMenkar

Arabic مَنْخَر (manḵar, “nostril (i.e. of the whale)”).

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