নখ

Assamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नख (nakha), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔkʰ/, /nɔx/

Noun

নখ • (nokh)

1. nail (of a hand or toe)

   ইমান দীঘল হৈ গৈছে! নখ নাকাটা কিয়݁? ― iman dighol hoi goise! nokh nakata kio? ― They have become so long! Why don't you cut your nails?

2. claw

Declension

Inflection of নখ

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			numeral				non-numeral (plural)
			singular		plural		informal
absolutive	নখ nokh		নখটো nokhtü		নখকেইটা nokhkeita		নখবোৰ nokhbür		নখবিলাক nokhbilak
ergative	নখে nokhe		নখটোৱে nokhtüe		নখকেইটাই nokhkeitai		নখবোৰে nokhbüre		নখবিলাকে nokhbilake
accusative	নখক nokhok		নখটোক nokhtük		নখকেইটাক nokhkeitak		নখবোৰক nokhbürok		নখবিলাকক nokhbilakok
genitive	নখৰ nokhor		নখটোৰ nokhtür		নখকেইটাৰ nokhkeitar		নখবোৰৰ nokhbüror		নখবিলাকৰ nokhbilakor
dative	নখলৈ nokholoi		নখটোলৈ nokhtüloi		নখকেইটালৈ nokhkeitaloi		নখবোৰলৈ nokhbüroloi		নখবিলাকলৈ nokhbilakoloi
terminative	নখলৈকে nokholoike		নখটোলৈকে nokhtüloike		নখকেইটালৈকে nokhkeitaloike		নখবোৰলৈকে nokhbüroloike		নখবিলাকলৈকে nokhbilakoloike
instrumental	নখেৰে nokhere		নখটোৰে nokhtüre		নখকেইটাৰে nokhkeitare		নখবোৰেৰে nokhbürere		নখবিলাকেৰে nokhbilakere
locative	নখত nokhot		নখটোত nokhtüt		নখকেইটাত nokhkeitat		নখবোৰত nokhbürot		নখবিলাকত nokhbilakot
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead. Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere). Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case. Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.

See also

• হাতোৰা (hatüra)

Bengali

Alternative forms

• নক (nok), নহ (noh), লখ (lokh), লক (lok), লহ (loh) — dialectal variations

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नख (nakha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnakʰás, from earlier *Hnaǰʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʷʰ-és.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /nɔkʰ/, [ˈnɔːk], [ˈnɔx]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /nɔkʰ/, [ˈnɔːk], [ˈnɔx]

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Noun

নখ • (nokh)

1. nail (of a hand or toe)
2. claw

References

• Samsad Bengali-English Dictionary

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• nakha (Latin script)
• 𑀦𑀔 (Brahmi script)
• नख (Devanagari script)
• නඛ (Sinhalese script)
• နခ or ၼၶ (Burmese script)
• นข or นะขะ (Thai script)
• ᨶᨡ (Tai Tham script)
• ນຂ or ນະຂະ (Lao script)
• នខ (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄈 (Chakma script)

Noun

নখ m or n

1. Bengali script form of nakha (“nail”)

Declension

Declension table of "নখ" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	নখো (nakho)	নখা (nakhā)
Accusative (second)	নখং (nakhaṃ)	নখে (nakhe)
Instrumental (third)	নখেন (nakhena)	নখেহি (nakhehi) or নখেভি (nakhebhi)
Dative (fourth)	নখস্স (nakhassa) or নখায (nakhāya) or নখত্থং (nakhatthaṃ)	নখানং (nakhānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	নখস্মা (nakhasmā) or নখম্হা (nakhamhā) or নখা (nakhā)	নখেহি (nakhehi) or নখেভি (nakhebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	নখস্স (nakhassa)	নখানং (nakhānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	নখস্মিং (nakhasmiṃ) or নখম্হি (nakhamhi) or নখে (nakhe)	নখেসু (nakhesu)
Vocative (calling)	নখ (nakha)	নখা (nakhā)

Declension table of "নখ" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	নখং (nakhaṃ)	নখানি (nakhāni)
Accusative (second)	নখং (nakhaṃ)	নখানি (nakhāni)
Instrumental (third)	নখেন (nakhena)	নখেহি (nakhehi) or নখেভি (nakhebhi)
Dative (fourth)	নখস্স (nakhassa) or নখায (nakhāya) or নখত্থং (nakhatthaṃ)	নখানং (nakhānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	নখস্মা (nakhasmā) or নখম্হা (nakhamhā) or নখা (nakhā)	নখেহি (nakhehi) or নখেভি (nakhebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	নখস্স (nakhassa)	নখানং (nakhānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	নখস্মিং (nakhasmiṃ) or নখম্হি (nakhamhi) or নখে (nakhe)	নখেসু (nakhesu)
Vocative (calling)	নখ (nakha)	নখানি (nakhāni)