नथना
Hindi
Alternative forms
- नथुना (nathunā)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀡 (ṇatthaṇa, “boring the nose”), a verbal derivative of 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸 (ṇatthā, “nose string”), from Sanskrit नस्ता (nastā, “hole bored in septum of nose”), from नस्त (nasta, “nose”), from नस् (nas, “nose”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nHás, from Proto-Indo-European *nh₂és (“nose”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nət̪ʰ.nɑː/, [nɐt̪ʰ.näː]
Declension
Declension of नथना (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | नथना nathnā |
नथने nathne |
| oblique | नथने nathne |
नथनों nathnõ |
| vocative | नथने nathne |
नथनो nathno |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नथना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nasta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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