नख

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit नख (nakhá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?] (compare Persian (nâxon)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ- (compare Armenian եղունգ (ełung), Lithuanian nagas, Russian нога́ (nogá), но́готь (nógotʹ), Greek νύχι (nýchi), Italian unghia, Irish ionga, English nail).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nəkʰ]

Noun

नख • (nakh) m (Urdu spelling نکھ‎)

nail (of the finger or toe), claw, talon
वह व्यक्ति नख से शिख तक गीला है।
vah vyakti nakh se śikh tak gīlā hai.
That man is soaked from his (toe) nails to the hair on his head.

Synonyms

(more common) नाख़ुन (nāxun)

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989), “नख”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
Platts, John T. (1884), “नख”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnakʰ- (compare Persian (nâxon), Kurdish نینۆک‎ (ninok), نیوخان‎ (nyoxan), Baluchi (nákun)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ- (compare Lithuanian nagas, Old Church Slavonic нога (noga), ногъть (nogŭtĭ), Old Armenian եղունգն (ełungn), Albanian nyell, Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux), Latin unguis, Tocharian B mekwa, Old Irish inga, Old English nǣġel (English nail).

Noun

नख • (nakhá) m, n

(anatomy) nail

Descendants

Bengali: নখ (nôkh)
Gujarati: નખ (nakh)
Hindi: नख (nakh)
Marathi: नख (nakh)
Telugu: నఖము (nakhamu)

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