नाक
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नाक
नाक
Garhwali
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka, “nose”).
Noun
नाक (nāk) f
Hindi
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka, “nose”), ultimately from Sanskrit नस् (nas, “nose”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).
Noun
नाक • (nāk) f (Urdu spelling ناک)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | नाक nāk |
नाकें nākẽ |
| oblique | नाक nāk |
नाकों nākõ |
| vocative | नाक nāk |
नाको nāko |
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नाक (nā́ka).
Adjective
नाक • (nāk) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ناک)
Noun
नाक • (nāk) m (Urdu spelling ناک) (rare)
- heaven
- sky
- sun
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:सूरज
Declension
| 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 , Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- “नाक”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “नाक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara (in Hindi), Kashi : 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
Noun
नाक • (nāk) n (Latin script nak, Kannada script ನಾಕ್)
- nose
- Synonym: घ्राणेंद्रीय (ghrāṇendrīy)
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka, “nose”).
Pronunciation
Noun
नाक • (nāk) n
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 |
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| 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
Noun
नाक • (nāk)
Declension
| Declension of नाक | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | ||
| nominative | नाक | नाकहरू | |
| accusative | नाकलाई | नाकहरूलाई | |
| instrumental/ergative | नाकले | नाकहरूले | |
| dative | नाकलाई | नाकहरूलाई | |
| ablative | नाकबाट | नाकहरूबाट | |
| genitive | नाकको | नाकहरूको | |
| locative | नाकमा | नाकहरूमा | |
| Notes: | |||
Derived terms
- नाक काट्नु (nāk kāṭnu)
Further reading
- “नाक”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) , 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
Noun
नाक m
- 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 “ no pain or sin”.
Pronunciation
Adjective
नाक • (nā́ka) stem
Declension
| 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
| 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
| 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
- heaven, firmament
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:स्वर्ग
- the sky
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:आकाश
- sun
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:सूर्य
Declension
| 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
References
- ^ Monier Williams (1899) “नाक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 522.
- ^ Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “नाक”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
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