toenail

English

Etymology

toe +‎ nail

Pronunciation

enPR: tō'nāl", IPA^(key): /ˈtəʊˌneɪl/
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Noun

toenail (plural toenails)

The thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a toe.
toenail clippings

Synonyms

footnail (uncommon)

Related terms

fingernail
nail
toe

Translations

the plate covering the end of a toe

Ainu: アㇺ (am)
Bashkir: тырнаҡ (tırnaq)
Bulgarian: нокът на крака (nokǎt na kraka)
Burmese: ခြေသည်း (my) (hkresany:)
Chickasaw: iyyakchosh
Chinese:
Cantonese: 腳甲 (goek³ gaap³), 腳指甲, 脚指甲 (goek³ zi² gaap³)
Mandarin: 腳指甲／脚指甲 (zh) (jiǎozhǐjia), 趾甲 (zh) (zhǐjiǎ)
Danish: tånegl (da) c
Dutch: teennagel (nl) m
Egyptian:

(ꜥnt f)
Estonian: varbaküüs
Faroese: naglur á tá m or f pl
Finnish: varpaankynsi (fi), kynsi (fi)
French: ongle de pied m, ongle d'orteil m
Old French: ongle del pié
German: Zehennagel (de) m, Zehnagel m (less common)
Hawaiian: maiʻao
Hunsrik: Zehenaaghel m
Icelandic: tánögl f
Italian: unghia del piede
Japanese: (足指の) 爪 (ja) (つめ, tsume)
Khmer: ក្រចកជើង (krɑcɑɑk cəəng)
Korean: 발톱 (ko) (baltop)
Lao: ເລັບຕີນ (lep tīn)
Latvian: please add this translation if you can
Lithuanian: kojos piršto nagas m
Luxembourgish: Zéiwennol m
Macedonian: нокт m (nokt)
Malay: kuku kaki
Maori: maikuku
Norwegian:
Bokmål: tånegl m
Polish: paznokieć u nogi m
Portuguese: unha do pé f
Russian: но́готь (ru) m (nógotʹ) (на пальце ноги)
Sinhalese: පයැඟිලි (payæⁿgili)
Spanish: uña del dedo del pie f
Swedish: tånagel (sv) c
Telugu: కాలిగోరు (kāligōru)
Vietnamese: móng chân
Volapük: teananuel
Zulu: uzipho (zu) class 11/10

Verb

toenail (third-person singular simple present toenails, present participle toenailing, simple past and past participle toenailed)

(transitive) To fasten two pieces of lumber together by applying nails or screws into both boards at an angle.

Anagrams

Oltenia, elation