नाका

See also: नाक, निका, नेक, नेकी, and नौका

Marathi

Etymology

Compare Gujarati નાકું (nākũ), Hindustani نَاکَا (nākā) / नाका (nākā), Sindhi ناڪو / नाको, Marwari नाकौ (nākau), Punjabi ਨਾਕਾ (nākā) / ناکہ (nākh), Odia ନାକା (nākā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.ka/

Noun

नाका • (nākā) m

1. checkpoint, terminal

   टोल नाका ― ṭol nākā ― toll plaza

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “नाके”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नाका”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “नाका”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*nākka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• nākā (Latin script)
• 𑀦𑀸𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• নাকা (Bengali script)
• නාකා (Sinhalese script)
• နာကာ or ၼႃၵႃ (Burmese script)
• นากา (Thai script)
• ᨶᩣᨠᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ນາກາ (Lao script)
• នាកា (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄂𑄇𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

नाका

1. Devanagari script form of nākā, ablative singular and nominative/vocative plural of नाक (nāka, “heaven”)

Sanskrit

Adjective

नाका • (nākā)

1. inflection of नाक (nāka, “happy”):
   1. nominative/instrumental singular feminine
   2. nominative/vocative/accusative plural neuter
2. inflection of नाक (nāka, “happy”):
   1. sandhi form of nominative/vocative plural masculine
   2. sandhi form of nominative/vocative/accusative plural feminine

Noun

नाका • (nākā)

1. sandhi form of nominative/vocative plural masculine of नाक (nāka, “happy”)