nóong

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit नख (nakha, “nail (of finger or toe), claw (masc.neut)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nóoŋɡ/

Noun

nóong m (Perso-Arabic spelling نونگ)

1. finger-nail

Inflection

a-decl (Obl, pl): -a

Alternative forms

• náang (Biori)

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “nóong”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nóong”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press