नख
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit नख (nakhá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́kš (compare Persian ناخن (nâxon)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ- (compare Armenian եղունգ (eġung), Lithuanian nagas, Russian нога́ (nogá), но́готь (nógotʹ), Greek νύχι (nýchi), Italian unghia, Irish ionga, English nail).
Pronunciation
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.
Pali
Alternative forms
Noun
नख m or n
- Devanagari script form of nakha (“nail”)
Declension
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | नखो (nakho) | नखा (nakhā) |
Accusative (second) | नखं (nakhaṃ) | नखे (nakhe) |
Instrumental (third) | नखेन (nakhena) | नखेहि (nakhehi) or नखेभि (nakhebhi) |
Dative (fourth) | नखस्स (nakhassa) or नखाय (nakhāya) or नखत्थं (nakhatthaṃ) | नखानं (nakhānaṃ) |
Ablative (fifth) | नखस्मा (nakhasmā) or नखम्हा (nakhamhā) or नखा (nakhā) | नखेहि (nakhehi) or नखेभि (nakhebhi) |
Genitive (sixth) | नखस्स (nakhassa) | नखानं (nakhānaṃ) |
Locative (seventh) | नखस्मिं (nakhasmiṃ) or नखम्हि (nakhamhi) or नखे (nakhe) | नखेसु (nakhesu) |
Vocative (calling) | नख (nakha) | नखा (nakhā) |
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | नखं (nakhaṃ) | नखानि (nakhāni) |
Accusative (second) | नखं (nakhaṃ) | नखानि (nakhāni) |
Instrumental (third) | नखेन (nakhena) | नखेहि (nakhehi) or नखेभि (nakhebhi) |
Dative (fourth) | नखस्स (nakhassa) or नखाय (nakhāya) or नखत्थं (nakhatthaṃ) | नखानं (nakhānaṃ) |
Ablative (fifth) | नखस्मा (nakhasmā) or नखम्हा (nakhamhā) or नखा (nakhā) | नखेहि (nakhehi) or नखेभि (nakhebhi) |
Genitive (sixth) | नखस्स (nakhassa) | नखानं (nakhānaṃ) |
Locative (seventh) | नखस्मिं (nakhasmiṃ) or नखम्हि (nakhamhi) or नखे (nakhe) | नखेसु (nakhesu) |
Vocative (calling) | नख (nakha) | नखानि (nakhāni) |
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hnā́kṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́kš (compare Persian ناخن (nâxon), Kurdish, Lua error in Module:parameters at line 307: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "ku" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., Baluchi ناکن (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 nǣġl (whence English nail)).
Pronunciation
Noun
नख • (nakhá) stem, m or n
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of नख (nakhá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | नखः nakháḥ |
नखौ / नखा¹ nakhaú / nakhā́¹ |
नखाः / नखासः¹ nakhā́ḥ / nakhā́saḥ¹ |
Vocative | नख nákha |
नखौ / नखा¹ nákhau / nákhā¹ |
नखाः / नखासः¹ nákhāḥ / nákhāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | नखम् nakhám |
नखौ / नखा¹ nakhaú / nakhā́¹ |
नखान् nakhā́n |
Instrumental | नखेन nakhéna |
नखाभ्याम् nakhā́bhyām |
नखैः / नखेभिः¹ nakhaíḥ / nakhébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | नखाय nakhā́ya |
नखाभ्याम् nakhā́bhyām |
नखेभ्यः nakhébhyaḥ |
Ablative | नखात् nakhā́t |
नखाभ्याम् nakhā́bhyām |
नखेभ्यः nakhébhyaḥ |
Genitive | नखस्य nakhásya |
नखयोः nakháyoḥ |
नखानाम् nakhā́nām |
Locative | नखे nakhé |
नखयोः nakháyoḥ |
नखेषु nakhéṣu |
Notes |
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Neuter a-stem declension of नख (nakhá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | नखम् nakhám |
नखे nakhé |
नखानि / नखा¹ nakhā́ni / nakhā́¹ |
Vocative | नख nákha |
नखे nákhe |
नखानि / नखा¹ nákhāni / nákhā¹ |
Accusative | नखम् nakhám |
नखे nakhé |
नखानि / नखा¹ nakhā́ni / nakhā́¹ |
Instrumental | नखेन nakhéna |
नखाभ्याम् nakhā́bhyām |
नखैः / नखेभिः¹ nakhaíḥ / nakhébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | नखाय nakhā́ya |
नखाभ्याम् nakhā́bhyām |
नखेभ्यः nakhébhyaḥ |
Ablative | नखात् nakhā́t |
नखाभ्याम् nakhā́bhyām |
नखेभ्यः nakhébhyaḥ |
Genitive | नखस्य nakhásya |
नखयोः nakháyoḥ |
नखानाम् nakhā́nām |
Locative | नखे nakhé |
नखयोः nakháyoḥ |
नखेषु nakhéṣu |
Notes |
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- sa:Anatomy
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