N. tharas n. “hassock, footstool” (Category: Furniture (other))
A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “hassock, footstool”, an elaboration of N. thâr “stiff grass” (Ety/STAR). Its derivation might have to do with the other meaning of English “hassock” referring to matted vegetation in swampy ground.
Reference ✧ Ety/STAR ✧ “hassock, footstool”
Elements
| thâr | “stiff grass” | ✧ Ety/STAR |
| #-as | “abstract noun” | ✧ Ety/STAR (#-as) |
Cognates