𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓

Prakrit

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀦𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*nakka).

Noun

𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka) m (Devanagari णक्क)

1. (anatomy) nose

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁄 (ṇakko)	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (ṇakkā)
Accusative	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀁 (ṇakkaṃ)	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂 (ṇakke) or 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (ṇakkā)
Instrumental	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀡 (ṇakkeṇa) or 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀡𑀁 (ṇakkeṇaṃ)	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀳𑀺 (ṇakkehi) or 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (ṇakkehiṃ)
Dative	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀅 (ṇakkāa)	—
Ablative	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀑 (ṇakkāo) or 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀉 (ṇakkāu) or 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (ṇakkā) or 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀳𑀺 (ṇakkāhi) or 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (ṇakkāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ṇakkassa)	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀡 (ṇakkāṇa) or 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀡𑀁 (ṇakkāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (ṇakkammi) or 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂 (ṇakke)	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀲𑀼 (ṇakkesu) or 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (ṇakkesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka) or 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (ṇakkā)	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (ṇakkā)

Derived terms

• *𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓-𑀟 (*ṇakka-ḍa) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-))
  • Old Marathi: nākāḍa

    Devanagari script: नाकाड

    Modi script: 𑘡𑘰𑘎𑘰𑘚

Related terms

• 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (ṇakkasirā) (see there for further descendants)

Descendants

• Khasa Prakrit:
  • Garhwali: नाक (nāk)
  • Nepali: नाक (nāk)
• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Assamese: নাক (nak)
  • Bengali: নাক (nak)
  • Kamta: নাক (nak)
  • Maithili: nāk

    Devanagari script: नाक

    Tirhuta script: 𑒢𑒰𑒏

  • Odia: ନାକ (nāka)
  • Rohingya:

    Hanifi Rohingya script: 𐴕𐴝𐴑 (nak)

    Latin script: nak

  • Sylheti: ꠘꠣꠇ (nax)
• Maharastri Prakrit:
  • Konkani: nāk

    Devanagari script: नाक

    Kannada script: ನಾಕ್

    Latin script: nak

  • Old Marathi: nāka

    Devanagari script: नाक

    Modi script: 𑘡𑘰𑘎

    • Marathi: नाक (nāk)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Takka Apabhramsa:
    • Old Punjabi: ਨਕੁ (naku /⁠nakku⁠/), ਨਾਕੁ (nāku)
      • Punjabi:

        Gurmukhi script: ਨੱਕ (nakka)

        Shahmukhi script: نَکّ (nakk)

  • Vracada Apabhramsa:
    • Sindhi:

      Arabic script: نَڪُ

      Devanagari script: नकु

• Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • Gurjara Apabhramsa:
    • Gujarati: નાક (nāk)
    • Marwari: नाक (nāk)
  • Romani: nakh
    • Angloromani: nok
      • →? English: nark
  • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    • Braj: नाक (nāk)
    • Hindustani: nāk

      Hindi: नाक

      Urdu: ناک (nāk)

• → Classical Sanskrit: नक्र (nakra) (Sanskritization) (<^? Ashokan Prakrit *𑀦𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*nakka))

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit नक्र (nakra). Cognate with Pali nakka.

Noun

𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka) m (Devanagari णक्क)

1. crocodile, alligator

   Synonym: 𑀫𑀬𑀭 (mayara)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁄 (ṇakko)	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (ṇakkā)
Accusative	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀁 (ṇakkaṃ)	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂 (ṇakke) or 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (ṇakkā)
Instrumental	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀡 (ṇakkeṇa) or 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀡𑀁 (ṇakkeṇaṃ)	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀳𑀺 (ṇakkehi) or 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (ṇakkehiṃ)
Dative	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀅 (ṇakkāa)	—
Ablative	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀑 (ṇakkāo) or 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀉 (ṇakkāu) or 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (ṇakkā) or 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀳𑀺 (ṇakkāhi) or 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (ṇakkāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ṇakkassa)	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀡 (ṇakkāṇa) or 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀡𑀁 (ṇakkāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (ṇakkammi) or 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂 (ṇakke)	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀲𑀼 (ṇakkesu) or 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (ṇakkesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka) or 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (ṇakkā)	𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (ṇakkā)

Derived terms

• *𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓-𑀓 (*ṇakka-ka) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-))
  • Hindustani: nākā

    Hindi: नाका

    Urdu: ناکا

Further reading

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “णक्क”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṇakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press