ناخن

Burushaski

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu ناخُن (nāxun).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [naːqʰun]

Noun

ناخن (naaqhun)

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

References

Bechtholdt, Astrid (2026), “naaqhun”, in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017.

Persian

Alternative forms

نخون (nuxūn) (dialectal, Khesht, Konartakhteh)
ناخون (nâxun) — colloquial, Iran

Etymology

PIE word
*h₃nṓgʰs

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

Compare Indo-Iranian cognates Central Kurdish نینۆک (nînok), Northern Kurdish neynok, Baluchi (náhun) / (nákun), Sanskrit न॒ख (nakhá).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /naː.ˈxun/

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

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒː.xón]
- (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [nɒː.xúːn]

(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 • (nāxun / nâxon) (Tajik spelling нохун)

nail, fingernail

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
Hindi: नाख़ून (nāxūn), नाख़ुन (nāxun), नाखून (nākhūn), नाखुन (nākhun) — nuqtaless
Urdu: ناخُن (nāxun), ناخُون (nāxūn)
- → Burushaski: ناخُن (naaqhun)
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਨਾਖ਼ੁਨ (nāxun), ਨਾਖੁਨ (nākhun) (nuqtaless)

Shahmukhi script: ناخُن (nāxun)

Urdu

Alternative forms

ناخُون (nāxūn)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (nāxun).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɑː.xʊn/, /nɑː.xuːn/
Audio (Pakistan): (file)
Rhymes: -ʊn, -uːn

Noun

ناخن • (nāxun) m (Hindi spelling नाख़ून)

(anatomy) nail, fingernail (of the finger or toe), claw, talon

Declension

Declension of **ناخن**
	singular	plural
direct	ناخُن (nāxun)	ناخُن (nāxun)
oblique	ناخُن (nāxun)	ناخُنوں (nāxunõ)
vocative	ناخُن (nāxun)	ناخُنو (nāxuno)

Descendants

→ Burushaski: ناخُن (naaqhun)