नख
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नख (nakha). Doublet of नाख़ुन (nāxun)
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /nəkʰ/, [nɐkʰ]
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
| 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 scripts
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
- নখ (Assamese script)
- ᬦᬔ (Balinese script)
- নখ (Bengali script)
- 𑰡𑰏 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦𑀔 (Brahmi script)
- နခ (Burmese script)
- નખ (Gujarati script)
- ਨਖ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌨𑌖 (Grantha script)
- ꦤꦑ (Javanese script)
- 𑂢𑂎 (Kaithi script)
- ನಖ (Kannada script)
- នខ (Khmer script)
- ນຂ (Lao script)
- നഖ (Malayalam script)
- ᠨᠠᡘᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘡𑘏 (Modi script)
- ᠨᠠᠻᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧁𑦯 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐣𑐏 (Newa script)
- ନଖ (Odia script)
- ꢥꢓ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤𑆒 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡𑖏 (Siddham script)
- නඛ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩯𑩝 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚝𑚋 (Takri script)
- நக² (Tamil script)
- నఖ (Telugu script)
- นข (Thai script)
- ན་ཁ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢𑒐 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨝𑨌 (Zanabazar Square 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 Sanskrit) IPA(key): /n̪ɐ.kʰɐ/
Noun
नख • (nakhá) stem, m or n
- (anatomy) nail
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 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
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नखः (nakháḥ) | नखौ (nakhaú) नखा¹ (nakhā́¹) |
नखाः (nakhā́ḥ) नखासः¹ (nakhā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | नखम् (nakhám) | नखौ (nakhaú) नखा¹ (nakhā́¹) |
नखान् (nakhā́n) |
| instrumental | नखेन (nakhéna) | नखाभ्याम् (nakhā́bhyām) | नखैः (nakhaíḥ) नखेभिः¹ (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) |
| vocative | नख (nákha) | नखौ (nákhau) नखा¹ (nákhā¹) |
नखाः (nákhāḥ) नखासः¹ (nákhāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नखम् (nakhám) | नखे (nakhé) | नखानि (nakhā́ni) नखा¹ (nakhā́¹) |
| accusative | नखम् (nakhám) | नखे (nakhé) | नखानि (nakhā́ni) नखा¹ (nakhā́¹) |
| instrumental | नखेन (nakhéna) | नखाभ्याम् (nakhā́bhyām) | नखैः (nakhaíḥ) नखेभिः¹ (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) |
| vocative | नख (nákha) | नखे (nákhe) | नखानि (nákhāni) नखा¹ (nákhā¹) |
- ¹Vedic