नाक
Garhwali
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka, “nose”).
Noun
नाक (nāk) f
Hindi
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Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /nɑːk/, [näːk]
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Etymology 1
Etymology tree
Inherited from Prakrit णक्क (ṇakka, “nose”), from Sanskrit नस् (nas, “nose”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate with Bengali নাক (nak), Punjabi ਨੱਕ (nakka), Marathi नाक (nāk), Gujarati નાક (nāk), Romani nakh, and more distantly related to English nose, French nez, Lithuanian nósis, and Russian нос (nos).
Noun
नाक • (nāk) f (Urdu spelling ناک)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | नाक nāk |
नाकें nākẽ |
| oblique | नाक nāk |
नाकों nākõ |
| vocative | नाक nāk |
नाको nāko |
Related terms
- नक- (nak-, combining form)
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नाक (nā́ka).
Adjective
नाक • (nāk) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ناک)
Noun
नाक • (nāk) m (Urdu spelling ناک) (rare)
- heaven
- sky
- sun
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:सूरज
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | नाक nāk |
नाक nāk |
| oblique | नाक nāk |
नाकों nākõ |
| vocative | नाक nāk |
नाको nāko |
Further reading
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “नाक”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- “नाक”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “नाक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “नाक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884), “नाक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*nakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Konkani
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka, “nose”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nɑːk]
Noun
नाक • (nāk) n (Latin script nak, Kannada script ನಾಕ್)
- nose
- Synonym: घ्राणेंद्रीय (ghrāṇendrīy)
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka, “nose”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nak/
Noun
नाक • (nāk) n
Declension
| Declension of नाक (neut cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
नाक nāk | ||
| direct plural |
नाके, नाकं nāke, nāka | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
नाक nāk |
नाके, नाकं nāke, nāka | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
नाका nākā |
नाकां- nākān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
नाकाला nākālā |
नाकांना nākānnā | |
| ergative | नाकाने, नाकानं nākāne, nākāna |
नाकांनी nākānnī | |
| instrumental | नाकाशी nākāśī |
नाकांशी nākānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
नाकात nākāt |
नाकांत nākāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
नाका nākā |
नाकांनो nākānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of नाक (neut cons-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
नाकाचा nākāċā |
नाकाचे nākāċe |
नाकाची nākācī |
नाकाच्या nākācā |
नाकाचे, नाकाचं nākāċe, nākāċa |
नाकाची nākācī |
नाकाच्या nākācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
नाकांचा nākānċā |
नाकांचे nākānċe |
नाकांची nākāñcī |
नाकांच्या nākāncā |
नाकांचे, नाकांचं nākānċe, nākānċa |
नाकांची nākāñcī |
नाकांच्या nākāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Derived terms
- नाकपुडी (nākpuḍī, “nostril”)
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “नाक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “नाक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nāk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali
Alternative forms
- नाक् (nāk)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka, “nose”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [näk]
- Phonetic Devanagari: नाक्
Noun
नाक • (nāk)
Declension
| Declension of नाक | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | ||
| nominative | नाक [näk] | नाकहरू [näkɦʌɾu] | |
| accusative | नाकलाई [näkläi] | नाकहरूलाई [näkɦʌɾuläi] | |
| instrumental/ergative | नाकले [näkle] | नाकहरूले [näkɦʌɾule] | |
| dative | नाकलाई [näkläi] | नाकहरूलाई [näkɦʌɾuläi] | |
| ablative | नाकबाट [näk̚koʈʌ] | नाकहरूबाट [näkɦʌɾubäʈʌ] | |
| genitive | नाकको [näk̚ko] | नाकहरूको [näkɦʌɾuko] | |
| locative | नाकमा [näkmä] | नाकहरूमा [näkɦʌɾumä] | |
Notes:
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Derived terms
- नाक काट्नु (nāk kāṭnu)
Further reading
- “नाक”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary][1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “नाक”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “नाक्”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
नाक m
- Devanagari script form of nāka (“heaven”)
Declension
Declension table of "नाक" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | नाको (nāko) | नाका (nākā) |
| Accusative (second) | नाकं (nākaṃ) | नाके (nāke) |
| Instrumental (third) | नाकेन (nākena) | नाकेहि (nākehi) or नाकेभि (nākebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | नाकस्स (nākassa) or नाकाय (nākāya) or नाकत्थं (nākatthaṃ) | नाकानं (nākānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | नाकस्मा (nākasmā) or नाकम्हा (nākamhā) or नाका (nākā) | नाकेहि (nākehi) or नाकेभि (nākebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | नाकस्स (nākassa) | नाकानं (nākānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | नाकस्मिं (nākasmiṃ) or नाकम्हि (nākamhi) or नाके (nāke) | नाकेसु (nākesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | नाक (nāka) | नाका (nākā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- নাক (Assamese script)
- ᬦᬵᬓ (Balinese script)
- নাক (Bengali script)
- 𑰡𑰯𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦𑀸𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- နာက (Burmese script)
- નાક (Gujarati script)
- ਨਾਕ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌨𑌾𑌕 (Grantha script)
- ꦤꦴꦏ (Javanese script)
- 𑂢𑂰𑂍 (Kaithi script)
- ನಾಕ (Kannada script)
- នាក (Khmer script)
- ນາກ (Lao script)
- നാക (Malayalam script)
- ᠨᠠ᠊ᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘡𑘰𑘎 (Modi script)
- ᠨᠠᢗᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧁𑧑𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐣𑐵𑐎 (Newa script)
- ନାକ (Odia script)
- ꢥꢵꢒ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤𑆳𑆑 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡𑖯𑖎 (Siddham script)
- නාක (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩯𑩛𑩜 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚝𑚭𑚊 (Takri script)
- நாக (Tamil script)
- నాక (Telugu script)
- นาก (Thai script)
- ནཱ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢𑒰𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨝𑨊𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Compound of न (ná, “no”) + अक (áka, “sin, pain”), literally “[where there is/who has] no pain or sin”.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /nɑ́ː.kɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /n̪ɑː.kɐ/
Adjective
नाक॑ • (nā́ka) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नाकः॑ (nā́kaḥ) | नाकौ॑ (nā́kau) नाका॑¹ (nā́kā¹) |
नाकाः॑ (nā́kāḥ) नाका॑सः¹ (nā́kāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | नाक॑म् (nā́kam) | नाकौ॑ (nā́kau) नाका॑¹ (nā́kā¹) |
नाका॑न् (nā́kān) |
| instrumental | नाके॑न (nā́kena) | नाका॑भ्याम् (nā́kābhyām) | नाकैः॑ (nā́kaiḥ) नाके॑भिः¹ (nā́kebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | नाका॑य (nā́kāya) | नाका॑भ्याम् (nā́kābhyām) | नाके॑भ्यः (nā́kebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | नाका॑त् (nā́kāt) | नाका॑भ्याम् (nā́kābhyām) | नाके॑भ्यः (nā́kebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | नाक॑स्य (nā́kasya) | नाक॑योः (nā́kayoḥ) | नाका॑नाम् (nā́kānām) |
| locative | नाके॑ (nā́ke) | नाक॑योः (nā́kayoḥ) | नाके॑षु (nā́keṣu) |
| vocative | नाक॑ (nā́ka) | नाकौ॑ (nā́kau) नाका॑¹ (nā́kā¹) |
नाकाः॑ (nā́kāḥ) नाका॑सः¹ (nā́kāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नाका॑ (nā́kā) | नाके॑ (nā́ke) | नाकाः॑ (nā́kāḥ) |
| accusative | नाका॑म् (nā́kām) | नाके॑ (nā́ke) | नाकाः॑ (nā́kāḥ) |
| instrumental | नाक॑या (nā́kayā) नाका॑¹ (nā́kā¹) |
नाका॑भ्याम् (nā́kābhyām) | नाका॑भिः (nā́kābhiḥ) |
| dative | नाका॑यै (nā́kāyai) | नाका॑भ्याम् (nā́kābhyām) | नाका॑भ्यः (nā́kābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | नाका॑याः (nā́kāyāḥ) नाका॑यै² (nā́kāyai²) |
नाका॑भ्याम् (nā́kābhyām) | नाका॑भ्यः (nā́kābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | नाका॑याः (nā́kāyāḥ) नाका॑यै² (nā́kāyai²) |
नाक॑योः (nā́kayoḥ) | नाका॑नाम् (nā́kānām) |
| locative | नाका॑याम् (nā́kāyām) | नाक॑योः (nā́kayoḥ) | नाका॑सु (nā́kāsu) |
| vocative | नाके॑ (nā́ke) | नाके॑ (nā́ke) | नाकाः॑ (nā́kāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नाक॑म् (nā́kam) | नाके॑ (nā́ke) | नाका॑नि (nā́kāni) नाका॑¹ (nā́kā¹) |
| accusative | नाक॑म् (nā́kam) | नाके॑ (nā́ke) | नाका॑नि (nā́kāni) नाका॑¹ (nā́kā¹) |
| instrumental | नाके॑न (nā́kena) | नाका॑भ्याम् (nā́kābhyām) | नाकैः॑ (nā́kaiḥ) नाके॑भिः¹ (nā́kebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | नाका॑य (nā́kāya) | नाका॑भ्याम् (nā́kābhyām) | नाके॑भ्यः (nā́kebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | नाका॑त् (nā́kāt) | नाका॑भ्याम् (nā́kābhyām) | नाके॑भ्यः (nā́kebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | नाक॑स्य (nā́kasya) | नाक॑योः (nā́kayoḥ) | नाका॑नाम् (nā́kānām) |
| locative | नाके॑ (nā́ke) | नाक॑योः (nā́kayoḥ) | नाके॑षु (nā́keṣu) |
| vocative | नाक॑ (nā́ka) | नाके॑ (nā́ke) | नाका॑नि (nā́kāni) नाका॑¹ (nā́kā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
नाक॑ • (nā́ka) stem, m
- heaven, firmament
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:स्वर्ग
- the sky
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:आकाश
- sun
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:सूर्य
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नाकः॑ (nā́kaḥ) | नाकौ॑ (nā́kau) नाका॑¹ (nā́kā¹) |
नाकाः॑ (nā́kāḥ) नाका॑सः¹ (nā́kāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | नाक॑म् (nā́kam) | नाकौ॑ (nā́kau) नाका॑¹ (nā́kā¹) |
नाका॑न् (nā́kān) |
| instrumental | नाके॑न (nā́kena) | नाका॑भ्याम् (nā́kābhyām) | नाकैः॑ (nā́kaiḥ) नाके॑भिः¹ (nā́kebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | नाका॑य (nā́kāya) | नाका॑भ्याम् (nā́kābhyām) | नाके॑भ्यः (nā́kebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | नाका॑त् (nā́kāt) | नाका॑भ्याम् (nā́kābhyām) | नाके॑भ्यः (nā́kebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | नाक॑स्य (nā́kasya) | नाक॑योः (nā́kayoḥ) | नाका॑नाम् (nā́kānām) |
| locative | नाके॑ (nā́ke) | नाक॑योः (nā́kayoḥ) | नाके॑षु (nā́keṣu) |
| vocative | नाक॑ (nā́ka) | नाकौ॑ (nā́kau) नाका॑¹ (nā́kā¹) |
नाकाः॑ (nā́kāḥ) नाका॑सः¹ (nā́kāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- ^ Monier Williams (1899), “नाक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 522.
- ^ Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “नाक”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
Further reading
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “nāka”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893), “नाक”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nāˊka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press