Gujarati

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Etymology

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Compare Hindustani نَاکَا (nākā) / नाका (nākā), Marathi नाका (nākā), Sindhi ناڪو / नाको, Punjabi ਨਾਕਾ (nākā) / ناکہ (nākh), Odia ନାକା (nākā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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નાકું (nākũn

  1. checkpoint, terminal

Declension

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Declension of નાકું
Singular Plural
nominative નાકું (nākũ) નાકાં (nākā̃), નાકાંઓ (nākā̃o)
oblique નાકા (nākā) નાકાંઓ (nākā̃o)
vocative નાકા (nākā) નાકાંઓ (nākā̃o)
instrumental નાકે (nāke) નાકાંએ (nākā̃e)
locative નાકે (nāke) નાકે (nāke)

Further reading

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*nākka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press