ناخن

Burushaski

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu ناخُن (nāxun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [naːqʰun]

Noun

ناخن (naaqhun)

1. (anatomy) fingernail, toenail

   Synonym: اور (uuri)

References

• Bechtholdt, Astrid (2026), “naaqhun”, in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017.

Persian

Alternative forms

• نخون (nuxūn) (dialectal, Khesht, Konartakhteh)
• ناخون (nâxun) — colloquial, Iran

Etymology

PIE word
*h₃nṓgʰs

Inherited from Proto-Iranian *Hnāxunah, a derivative of *Hnā́xš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́kš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs.

Compare Indo-Iranian cognates Central Kurdish نینۆک (nînok), Northern Kurdish neynok, Baluchi ناہن (náhun) / ناکن (nákun), Sanskrit न॒ख (nakhá).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /naː.ˈxun/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.xʊ́n]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.xʊ́n]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑː.xʊ́n]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nɔː.xún]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒː.xón]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒː.xón]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [nɒː.xúːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔ.χún]

Readings
Classical reading?	nāxun
Dari reading?	nāxun
Iranian reading?	nâxon
Tajik reading?	noxun

Noun

Dari	ناخن
Iranian Persian
Tajik	нохун

ناخن • (nāxun / nâxon) (Tajik spelling нохун)

1. nail, fingernail

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: नाख़ून (nāxūn), नाख़ुन (nāxun), नाखून (nākhūn), नाखुन (nākhun) — nuqtaless

  Urdu: ناخُن (nāxun), ناخُون (nāxūn)

  • → Burushaski: ناخُن (naaqhun)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਨਾਖ਼ੁਨ (nāxun), ਨਾਖੁਨ (nākhun) (nuqtaless)

  Shahmukhi script: ناخُن (nāxun)

Urdu

Alternative forms

• ناخُون (nāxūn)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نَاخُن (nāxun).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɑː.xʊn/, /nɑː.xuːn/

• Audio (Pakistan):

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• Rhymes: -ʊn, -uːn

Noun

ناخن • (nāxun) m (Hindi spelling नाख़ून)

1. (anatomy) nail, fingernail (of the finger or toe), claw, talon

Declension

Declension of ناخن

	singular	plural
direct	ناخُن (nāxun)	ناخُن (nāxun)
oblique	ناخُن (nāxun)	ناخُنوں (nāxunõ)
vocative	ناخُن (nāxun)	ناخُنو (nāxuno)

Descendants

• → Burushaski: ناخُن (naaqhun)