ناخن

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 ‎ (náhun), ‎ (nákun); also Sanskrit नख (nakha), Hindi नख (nakh), Armenian եղունգ (ełung), Lithuanian nagas, Russian нога́ (nogá), но́готь (nógotʹ), Greek νύχι (nýchi), Italian unghia, Irish ionga, English nail).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /nɑːxun/

(Dari): IPA^(key): /nɒːxʊn/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /nɒːxon/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /nɔːxun/

Noun

Iranian Persian	ناخن
Dari	ناخن
Tajik	нохун (noxun)

ناخن • (nâxon)

nail, fingernail

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian ‎ (nâxon).

Noun

ناخن • (nāxun) m (Hindi spelling नाख़ुन)

nail, fingernail

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