نینۆک

Central Kurdish

نینۆک

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Kurdish neynûk, from Proto-Iranian *HnagnuHakaH, a derivative of *Hnā́xš (compare Persian ناخن (nâxon), Baluchi ناہن (náhun), ناکن (nákun)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́kš (compare Sanskrit नख (nakha)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs (compare Old Armenian եղունգն (ełungn), Lithuanian nãgas, Old Church Slavonic нога (noga), Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux), Latin unguis, Old Irish ingen, Old English næġl).

Noun

نینۆک (nînok)

1. fingernail

See also

• نْیوخان (niyuxan)