नाख़ून

See also: नाख़ुन, नाखुन, and नाखून

Hindi

Alternative forms

नाख़ुन (nāxun)
नाखून (nākhūn), नाखुन (nākhun) — nuqtaless

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (nāxun). Doublet of नख (nakh).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɑː.xʊn/, [näː.xʊ̃n], /nɑː.kʰʊn/, [näː.kʰʊ̃n], /nɑː.xuːn/, [näː.xũːn], /nɑː.kʰuːn/, [näː.kʰũːn]
Audio (India): (file)
Rhymes: -ʊn, -uːn

Noun

नाख़ून • (nāxūn) m (Urdu spelling ناخُن)

(anatomy, colloquial) nail, fingernail (of the finger or toe), claw, talon
Synonym: नख (nakh)

तुम्हारे लंबे नाख़ून जल्दी से काटना चाहिए।
tumhāre lambe nāxūn jaldī se kāṭnā cāhie.
You should cut your long nails quickly.

Declension

Declension of *नाख़ून* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	नाख़ून nāxūn	नाख़ून nāxūn
oblique	नाख़ून nāxūn	नाख़ूनों nāxūnõ
vocative	नाख़ून nāxūn	नाख़ूनो nāxūno

References

Platts, John T. (1884), “ناخن”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.