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Pronunciation / Transliteration: nakhun
"उसने अपने नाखून पर लाल रंग लगाया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The hard horny plate on the upper surface of the end of each finger and toe in humans and other primates.
"She painted her nails a bright shade of red." - 2
A tab in a graphical user interface representing a page or window.
"Click on the second tab to open the settings."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin unguis, meaning 'nail' or 'claw', evolving through Old French as ongle. The root traces back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ-, which is cognate with English nail and German Nagel.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ongle" is said worldwide
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ongle
Transliteration: ɔ̃ɡl
"Il s'est cassé l'ongle en ouvrant la boîte."
Nagel
Transliteration: naːɡl̩
"Sie hat sich die Nägel lackiert."
unghia
Transliteration: ˈuŋɡja
"Si è rotto un'unghia giocando a calcio."
uña
Transliteration: ˈuɲa
"Tiene las uñas pintadas de azul."
unha
Transliteration: ˈuɲɐ
"Ela cortou a unha com cuidado."
नाखून
Transliteration: nakhun
"उसने अपने नाखून पर लाल रंग लगाया।"
指甲
Transliteration: zhǐjiǎ
"她修剪了自己的指甲。"
손톱
Transliteration: sontop
"그녀는 손톱에 매니큐어를 발랐다."
爪
Transliteration: tsume
"彼女は爪をきれいに切りました。"
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