Gujarati edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

નાકું (nākũn

  1. checkpoint, terminal

Declension edit

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 edit

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