नख
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नख (nakha).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nəkʰ/, [n̪əkʰ]
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.
Declension
Declension of नख (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | नख nakh | नख nakh |
| oblique | नख nakh | नखों nakhõ |
| vocative | नख nakh | नखो nakho |
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
Alternative forms
- nakha (Latin script)
- 𑀦𑀔 (Brahmi script)
- নখ (Bengali script)
- නඛ (Sinhalese script)
- နခ or ၼၶ (Burmese script)
- นข or นะขะ (Thai script)
- ᨶᨡ (Tai Tham script)
- ນຂ or ນະຂະ (Lao script)
- នខ (Khmer script)
Noun
नख m or n
- Devanagari script form of nakha (“nail”)
Declension
Declension table of "नख" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Declension table of "नख" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬦᬔ (Balinese script)
- নখ (Assamese script)
- নখ (Bengali script)
- 𑰡𑰏 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦𑀔 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌨𑌖 (Grantha script)
- નખ (Gujarati script)
- ਨਖ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦤꦑ (Javanese script)
- នខ (Khmer script)
- ನಖ (Kannada script)
- ນຂ (Lao script)
- നഖ (Malayalam script)
- 𑘡𑘏 (Modi script)
- ᠨᠠᠻᠠ (Mongolian script)
- ᠨᠠᡘᠠ (Manchu script)
- နခ (Burmese script)
- 𑧁𑦯 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐣𑐏 (Newa script)
- ନଖ (Oriya script)
- ꢥꢓ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤𑆒 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡𑖏 (Siddham script)
- නඛ (Sinhalese script)
- నఖ (Telugu script)
- นข (Thai script)
- ན་ཁ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢𑒐 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnakʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ- (“nail”). Cognate with Persian ناخن (nâxon), Central Kurdish نینۆک (nînok), Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux), Latin unguis, Old Armenian եղունգն (ełungn), English nail.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /nɐ.kʰɐ́/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈn̪ɐ.kʰɐ/
Noun
नख • (nakhá) m or n
- (anatomy) nail
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.163.5:
- मेहनाद्वनंकरणाल्लोमभ्यस्ते नखेभ्यः ।
यक्ष्मं सर्वस्मादात्मनस्तमिदं वि वृहामि ते ॥- mehanādvanaṃkaraṇāllomabhyaste nakhebhyaḥ .
yakṣmaṃ sarvasmādātmanastamidaṃ vi vṛhāmi te . - From what is voided from within, and from thy hair, and from thy nails,
From all thyself from top to toe, I drive thy malady away.
- mehanādvanaṃkaraṇāllomabhyaste nakhebhyaḥ .
- मेहनाद्वनंकरणाल्लोमभ्यस्ते नखेभ्यः ।
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of नख (nakhá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | नखः nakháḥ | नखौ nakhaú | नखाः / नखासः¹ nakhā́ḥ / nakhā́saḥ¹ |
| Vocative | नख nákha | नखौ nákhau | नखाः / नखासः¹ nákhāḥ / nákhāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | नखम् nakhám | नखौ nakhaú | 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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Descendants
- Pali: nakha
- Prakrit: 𑀡𑀳 (ṇaha)
- Punjabi: ਨਹਿ (nahi), ਨਹਿੰ (nahĩ), ਨਹੁੰ (nahũ)
- Romani: naj
- → Assamese: নখ (nokh)
- → Bengali: নখ (nôkh)
- → Gujarati: નખ (nakh)
- → Hindi: नख (nakh)
- → Konkani: नाखूट (nākhūṭ)
- → Marathi: नख (nakh)
- → Oriya: ନଖ (nôkhô)
- → Tamil: நகம் (nakam)
- → Telugu: నఖము (nakhamu)