ناخن

Burushaski

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu ناخن (nāxun).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [naːqʰun]

Noun

ناخن (naaqhun)

  1. (anatomy) fingernail, toenail
    Synonym: اور (uuri)

References
  • Bechtholdt, Astrid (2024) “naaqhun”, in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary) (in Burushaski), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017: “(in Latin script)”.

Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hnāxunah, a derivative of *Hnā́xš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́kš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs.

Cognates
See also Central Kurdish نینۆک (nînok), neynûk, Baluchi ناہن (náhun), ناکن (nákun); also Sanskrit नख (nakha), Hindi नख (nakh), Armenian եղունգ (eġung), Lithuanian nagas, Russian нога́ (nogá), но́готь (nógotʹ), Greek νύχι (nýchi), Italian unghia, Irish ionga, English nail).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nɑː.xʊ́n]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [nɑː.xʊ́n]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [nɔː.xún]

Readings
Classical reading? nāxun
Dari reading? nāxun
Iranian reading? nâxon
Tajik reading? noxun

Noun
Dari ناخن
Iranian Persian
Tajik нохун

ناخن • (nâxon)

  1. nail, fingernail

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ناخن (nāxun).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nɑː.xʊn/
  • Audio (PK)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʊn

Noun

ناخن • (nāxun) m (Hindi spelling नाख़ुन)

  1. nail, fingernail
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