नख

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नख (nakha).

Pronunciation

Noun

नख (nakhm (Urdu spelling نکھ)

  1. 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

Synonyms

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

  1. Devanagari script form of nakha (“nail”)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

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

Noun

नख (nakhá) stemm or n

  1. (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.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नख (nakhá)
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
  • ¹Vedic
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
  • ¹Vedic

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