नथना

Hindi

Alternative forms

• नथुना (nathunā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀡 (ṇatthaṇa, “boring the nose”), a verbal derivative of 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸 (ṇatthā, “nose string”), from Sanskrit नस्ता (nastā, “hole bored in septum of nose”), from नस्त (nasta, “nose”), from नस् (nas, “nose”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nHás, from Proto-Indo-European *nh₂és (“nose”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nət̪ʰ.nɑː/, [nɐt̪ʰ.näː]

Noun

नथना • (nathnā) m (Urdu spelling نتھنا)

1. septum of the nose, nostril
2. a large nose ring

Declension

Declension of नथना (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नथना nathnā	नथने nathne
oblique	नथने nathne	नथनों nathnõ
vocative	नथने nathne	नथनो nathno

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नथना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nasta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press