नाख़ून

See also: नाख़ुन, नाखुन, and नाखून

Hindi

Alternative forms

नाख़ुन (nāxun), नाखुन (nāxun)
नाखून (nāxūn) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (nāxun). Cognate with Sanskrit नख (nakhá) and English nail.

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɑː.xuːn/, [näː.xũːn], /nɑː.kʰuːn/, [näː.kʰũːn]

Noun

नाख़ून • (nāxūn) m (Urdu spelling ناخن)

nail, fingernail
तुम्हारे लंबे नाख़ून जल्दी से काटना चाहिए।
tumhāre lambe nāxūn jaldī se kāṭnā cāhie.
You should cut your long nails quickly.

Declension

Declension of नाख़ून (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नाख़ून nāxūn	नाख़ून nāxūn
oblique	नाख़ून nāxūn	नाख़ूनों nāxūnõ
vocative	नाख़ून nāxūn	नाख़ूनो nāxūno

Synonyms

नख (nakh)

References

Platts, John T. (1884) “ناخن”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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