नख

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नख

/nəkʰ/ Hindi, Standard
[nɐkʰ] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नख (nakha). Doublet of नाख़ून (nāxūn). Cognate with Classical Persian ناخُن, Central Kurdish نینۆک (nînok), Northern Kurdish neynok, Baluchi ناہن (náhun) / ناکن (nákun), Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux), Latin unguis, Old Armenian եղունգն (ełungn) and English nail.

noun nakh · نکھ · नख · नखों

masculine nail, fingernail (of the finger or toe), claw, talon वह व्यक्ति नख से शिख तक गीला है।
Similar: नाख़ून

In English

nail on fingers and toes
claw curved horny nail
talon hooked claw

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"नख." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%96. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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नख. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%96

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"नख." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%96.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {नख},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%96},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}