a. (nī f.) [sphuṭ lyuṭ] Breaking asunder, manifesting, dis- closing, making clear. naḥ Se- parated utterance of a close combi- nation of consonants. naṃ 1 Rend- ing, suddenly bursting, splitting, cracking.

2 Winnowing grain.

3 Cracking the finger-joints, snap- ping the fingers.

4 The separa- tion of a double consonant.