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 (eġung), Lithuanian nagas, Russian нога́ (nogá), но́готь (nógotʹ), Greek νύχι (nýchi), Italian unghia, Irish ionga, English nail).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nɑː.ˈxun]

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

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒː.xón]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔ.χún]

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

Noun


Iranian Persian	ناخن‎
Dari	ناخن‎
Tajik	нохун

ناخن • (nâxon)

nail, fingernail

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎ (nāxun).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ناخن • (nāxun) m (Hindi spelling नाख़ुन)

nail, fingernail

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