नाक

See also: नेक, नेकी, नैक, and निका

Garhwali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka, “nose”).

Noun

नाक (nāk) f

1. nose

Hindi

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नाक

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɑːk/, [näːk]

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Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s

Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHs

Sanskrit नस् (nas)der.

Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka)

Hindi नाक (nāk)

Inherited from Prakrit णक्क (ṇakka, “nose”), from Sanskrit नस् (nas, “nose”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate with Bengali নাক (nak), Punjabi ਨੱਕ (nakka), Marathi नाक (nāk), Gujarati નાક (nāk), Romani nakh, and more distantly related to English nose, French nez, Lithuanian nósis, and Russian нос (nos).

Noun

नाक • (nāk) f (Urdu spelling ناک)

1. (anatomy) nose

   Synonyms: नासा (nāsā), नासिका (nāsikā)

   मैं नाक से साँस लेता हूँ।

   ma͠i nāk se sā̃s letā hū̃.

   I breathe through my nose.

   कई लड़कियों की नाक छिदी होती हैं।

   kaī laṛkiyõ kī nāk chidī hotī ha͠i.

   Many girls have their noses pierced.

2. mucus, phlegm

Declension

Declension of नाक (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नाक nāk	नाकें nākẽ
oblique	नाक nāk	नाकों nākõ
vocative	नाक nāk	नाको nāko

Related terms

• नक- (nak-, combining form)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नाक (nā́ka).

Adjective

नाक • (nāk) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ناک)

1. (rare) happy, painless

Noun

नाक • (nāk) m (Urdu spelling ناک) (rare)

1. heaven
2. sky
3. sun

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:सूरज

Declension

Declension of नाक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नाक nāk	नाक nāk
oblique	नाक nāk	नाकों nākõ
vocative	नाक nāk	नाको nāko

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “नाक”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• “नाक”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “नाक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “नाक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884), “नाक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*nakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka, “nose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɑːk]

Noun

नाक • (nāk) n (Latin script nak, Kannada script ನಾಕ್)

1. nose

   Synonym: घ्राणेंद्रीय (ghrāṇendrīy)

Marathi

नाक

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka, “nose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nak/

Noun

नाक • (nāk) n

1. (anatomy) nose

Declension

Declension of नाक (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	नाक nāk
direct plural	नाके, नाकं nāke, nāka
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	नाक nāk		नाके, नाकं nāke, nāka
oblique सामान्यरूप	नाका nākā		नाकां- nākān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	नाकाला nākālā		नाकांना nākānnā
ergative	नाकाने, नाकानं nākāne, nākāna		नाकांनी nākānnī
instrumental	नाकाशी nākāśī		नाकांशी nākānśī
locative सप्तमी	नाकात nākāt		नाकांत nākāt
vocative संबोधन	नाका nākā		नाकांनो nākānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of नाक (neut cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	नाकाचा nākāċā	नाकाचे nākāċe	नाकाची nākācī	नाकाच्या nākācā	नाकाचे, नाकाचं nākāċe, nākāċa	नाकाची nākācī	नाकाच्या nākācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	नाकांचा nākānċā	नाकांचे nākānċe	नाकांची nākāñcī	नाकांच्या nākāncā	नाकांचे, नाकांचं nākānċe, nākānċa	नाकांची nākāñcī	नाकांच्या nākāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• नाकपुडी (nākpuḍī, “nostril”)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “नाक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “नाक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nāk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Alternative forms

• नाक् (nāk)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka, “nose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [näk]
• Phonetic Devanagari: नाक्

Noun

नाक • (nāk)

1. (anatomy) nose

Declension

Declension of नाक
	Singular	Plural
nominative	नाक [näk]	नाकहरू [näkɦʌɾu]
accusative	नाकलाई [näkläi]	नाकहरूलाई [näkɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	नाकले [näkle]	नाकहरूले [näkɦʌɾule]
dative	नाकलाई [näkläi]	नाकहरूलाई [näkɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	नाकबाट [näk̚koʈʌ]	नाकहरूबाट [näkɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	नाकको [näk̚ko]	नाकहरूको [näkɦʌɾuko]
locative	नाकमा [näkmä]	नाकहरूमा [näkɦʌɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Derived terms

• नाक काट्नु (nāk kāṭnu)

Further reading

• “नाक”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “नाक”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “नाक्”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• nāka (Latin script)
• 𑀦𑀸𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• নাক (Bengali script)
• නාක (Sinhalese script)
• နာက or ၼႃၵ (Burmese script)
• นาก or นากะ (Thai script)
• ᨶᩣᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ນາກ or ນາກະ (Lao script)
• នាក (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄂𑄇 (Chakma script)

Noun

नाक m

1. Devanagari script form of nāka (“heaven”)

Declension

Declension table of "नाक" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	नाको (nāko)	नाका (nākā)
Accusative (second)	नाकं (nākaṃ)	नाके (nāke)
Instrumental (third)	नाकेन (nākena)	नाकेहि (nākehi) or नाकेभि (nākebhi)
Dative (fourth)	नाकस्स (nākassa) or नाकाय (nākāya) or नाकत्थं (nākatthaṃ)	नाकानं (nākānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	नाकस्मा (nākasmā) or नाकम्हा (nākamhā) or नाका (nākā)	नाकेहि (nākehi) or नाकेभि (nākebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	नाकस्स (nākassa)	नाकानं (nākānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	नाकस्मिं (nākasmiṃ) or नाकम्हि (nākamhi) or नाके (nāke)	नाकेसु (nākesu)
Vocative (calling)	नाक (nāka)	नाका (nākā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• নাক (Assamese script)
• ᬦᬵᬓ (Balinese script)
• নাক (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰯𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀸𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• နာက (Burmese script)
• નાક (Gujarati script)
• ਨਾਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌨𑌾𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ꦤꦴꦏ (Javanese script)
• 𑂢𑂰𑂍 (Kaithi script)
• ನಾಕ (Kannada script)
• នាក (Khmer script)
• ນາກ (Lao script)
• നാക (Malayalam script)
• ᠨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘡𑘰𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠠᢗᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧁𑧑𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑐵𑐎 (Newa script)
• ନାକ (Odia script)
• ꢥꢵꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆳𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖯𑖎 (Siddham script)
• නාක (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩯𑩛𑩜 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚝𑚭𑚊 (Takri script)
• நாக (Tamil script)
• నాక (Telugu script)
• นาก (Thai script)
• ནཱ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒰𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨝𑨊𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of न (ná, “no”) +‎ अक (áka, “sin, pain”), literally “[where there is/who has] no pain or sin”.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɑ́ː.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /n̪ɑː.kɐ/

Adjective

नाक • (nā́ka) stem

1. happy, painless

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नाक

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	नाकः (nā́kaḥ)	नाकौ (nā́kau) नाका¹ (nā́kā¹)	नाकाः (nā́kāḥ) नाकासः¹ (nā́kāsaḥ¹)
accusative	नाकम् (nā́kam)	नाकौ (nā́kau) नाका¹ (nā́kā¹)	नाकान् (nā́kān)
instrumental	नाकेन (nā́kena)	नाकाभ्याम् (nā́kābhyām)	नाकैः (nā́kaiḥ) नाकेभिः¹ (nā́kebhiḥ¹)
dative	नाकाय (nā́kāya)	नाकाभ्याम् (nā́kābhyām)	नाकेभ्यः (nā́kebhyaḥ)
ablative	नाकात् (nā́kāt)	नाकाभ्याम् (nā́kābhyām)	नाकेभ्यः (nā́kebhyaḥ)
genitive	नाकस्य (nā́kasya)	नाकयोः (nā́kayoḥ)	नाकानाम् (nā́kānām)
locative	नाके (nā́ke)	नाकयोः (nā́kayoḥ)	नाकेषु (nā́keṣu)
vocative	नाक (nā́ka)	नाकौ (nā́kau) नाका¹ (nā́kā¹)	नाकाः (nā́kāḥ) नाकासः¹ (nā́kāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of नाका

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	नाका (nā́kā)	नाके (nā́ke)	नाकाः (nā́kāḥ)
accusative	नाकाम् (nā́kām)	नाके (nā́ke)	नाकाः (nā́kāḥ)
instrumental	नाकया (nā́kayā) नाका¹ (nā́kā¹)	नाकाभ्याम् (nā́kābhyām)	नाकाभिः (nā́kābhiḥ)
dative	नाकायै (nā́kāyai)	नाकाभ्याम् (nā́kābhyām)	नाकाभ्यः (nā́kābhyaḥ)
ablative	नाकायाः (nā́kāyāḥ) नाकायै² (nā́kāyai²)	नाकाभ्याम् (nā́kābhyām)	नाकाभ्यः (nā́kābhyaḥ)
genitive	नाकायाः (nā́kāyāḥ) नाकायै² (nā́kāyai²)	नाकयोः (nā́kayoḥ)	नाकानाम् (nā́kānām)
locative	नाकायाम् (nā́kāyām)	नाकयोः (nā́kayoḥ)	नाकासु (nā́kāsu)
vocative	नाके (nā́ke)	नाके (nā́ke)	नाकाः (nā́kāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of नाक

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	नाकम् (nā́kam)	नाके (nā́ke)	नाकानि (nā́kāni) नाका¹ (nā́kā¹)
accusative	नाकम् (nā́kam)	नाके (nā́ke)	नाकानि (nā́kāni) नाका¹ (nā́kā¹)
instrumental	नाकेन (nā́kena)	नाकाभ्याम् (nā́kābhyām)	नाकैः (nā́kaiḥ) नाकेभिः¹ (nā́kebhiḥ¹)
dative	नाकाय (nā́kāya)	नाकाभ्याम् (nā́kābhyām)	नाकेभ्यः (nā́kebhyaḥ)
ablative	नाकात् (nā́kāt)	नाकाभ्याम् (nā́kābhyām)	नाकेभ्यः (nā́kebhyaḥ)
genitive	नाकस्य (nā́kasya)	नाकयोः (nā́kayoḥ)	नाकानाम् (nā́kānām)
locative	नाके (nā́ke)	नाकयोः (nā́kayoḥ)	नाकेषु (nā́keṣu)
vocative	नाक (nā́ka)	नाके (nā́ke)	नाकानि (nā́kāni) नाका¹ (nā́kā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

नाक • (nā́ka) stem, m

1. heaven, firmament

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:स्वर्ग

2. the sky

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:आकाश

3. sun

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:सूर्य

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नाक

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	नाकः (nā́kaḥ)	नाकौ (nā́kau) नाका¹ (nā́kā¹)	नाकाः (nā́kāḥ) नाकासः¹ (nā́kāsaḥ¹)
accusative	नाकम् (nā́kam)	नाकौ (nā́kau) नाका¹ (nā́kā¹)	नाकान् (nā́kān)
instrumental	नाकेन (nā́kena)	नाकाभ्याम् (nā́kābhyām)	नाकैः (nā́kaiḥ) नाकेभिः¹ (nā́kebhiḥ¹)
dative	नाकाय (nā́kāya)	नाकाभ्याम् (nā́kābhyām)	नाकेभ्यः (nā́kebhyaḥ)
ablative	नाकात् (nā́kāt)	नाकाभ्याम् (nā́kābhyām)	नाकेभ्यः (nā́kebhyaḥ)
genitive	नाकस्य (nā́kasya)	नाकयोः (nā́kayoḥ)	नाकानाम् (nā́kānām)
locative	नाके (nā́ke)	नाकयोः (nā́kayoḥ)	नाकेषु (nā́keṣu)
vocative	नाक (nā́ka)	नाकौ (nā́kau) नाका¹ (nā́kā¹)	नाकाः (nā́kāḥ) नाकासः¹ (nā́kāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Further reading

• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025), “nāka”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893), “नाक”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nāˊka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press