नाक

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHsaH, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s-.

नाक (nāk) f

1. nose

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHsaH, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s-.

• IPA^(key): [naːk]

नाक • (nāk) f (Urdu spelling ناک‎)

1. (anatomy) nose

   मैं नाक से साँस लेता हूँ।

   ma͠i nāk se sā̃s letā hū̃.

   I breathe through my nose.

   कई लड़कियों की नाक छिदी होती हैं।

   kaī laṛkiyõ kī nāk chidī hotī hain.

   Many girls have their noses pierced.

2. mucus, phlegm

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “नाक”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHsaH, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s-.

• IPA^(key): /nak/

नाक • (nāk) n

1. (anatomy) nose

• Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “नाक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “नाक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nakka (6909)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press