নখ

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Assamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नख (nakha), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ-.

Pronunciation

Noun

নখ (nokh)

  1. nail (of a hand or toe)
    ইমান দীঘল হৈ গৈছে! নখ নাকাটা কিয়݁?iman dighol hoi goise! nokh nakata kio?They have become so long! Why don't you cut your nails?
  2. claw

Declension

See also

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नख (nakha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnakʰás, from earlier *Hnaǰʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʷʰ-és.

Pronunciation

Noun

নখ (nokh)

  1. nail (of a hand or toe)
  2. claw

References

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

নখ m or n

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

Declension