nakha नख nakhá m. n. (fr. √ nagh [?] cf. naghamāra; prob. not fr. na + kha in spite of [Pāṇ. vi, 3, 75]; ifc. f(I). ) a finger-nail, toe-nail, claw, talon, the spur of a cock, [RV.] &c. &c. (°khāni-√ kṛ, or √ kḷp, to cut the nails, [Kauś.]; [Mn.]) = 20 [Sūryas.] nakhá n. and (ī), f. Unguis Odoratus, [VarBṛS.]; [Hcat.] nakhá m. part, portion. [cf. Gk. ὄνυξ, stem ὀ-νυχ; Lat. unguis; Lit. nágas; Slav. nogǔtǐ; Angl.Sax. naegel; Eng. nail; Germ. Nagel.] nakhaka नखक m. N. of a Nāga-rāja, [L.] nakharī नखरी (ī), f. Unguis Odoratus, [L.] nakhara नखर nakhará mfn. shaped like a claw, curved, crooked, [ŚBr.]; [MBh.] nakhará m. a curved knife, [MBh.]; [Daś.] nakhará mf(A)n. nail, claw, [Var.]; [Pañc.] &c. nail-scratch, [Cat.] nakhajāha नखजाह nakha—jāha n. nail-root, [L.] nakhalekhā नखलेखा nakha—lekhā f. a scratch with the nail, nail-painting, [MW.] nakhamuca नखमुच nakha—muca n. ‘nail-looser’, bow, [L.] nakhapada नखपद nakha—pada n. nail-mark, scratch, [Megh.] Unguis Odoratus, [VarBṛS.], Sch. nakhaviṣa नखविष nakha—viṣa mfn. having venom in the nail or claws, [L.] nakhabhinna नखभिन्न nakha—bhinna mfn. scratched or torn off with a nail, [W.] nakhakhādin नखखादिन् nakha—khādin mfn. biting (lit. eating) the nail, [Mn.]; [MBh.] nakhaśaṅkha नखशङ्ख nakha—śaṅkha m. a small shell, [L.] nakhaccheda नखच्छेद nakha—ccheda m. ([MW.]) nakhakuṭṭa नखकुट्ट nakha—kuṭṭa m. ‘nail-cutter’, barber, [L.] N. of an author, [Sāh.] nakhampaca नखम्पच nakha—m-paca mf(A)n. nail-scalding, [Pāṇ. iii, 2, 34], [Kāś.] scanty, shallow (water), [Kāv.] nakhanyāsa नखन्यास nakha—nyāsa m. inserting the claws, [Ragh.] nakhaparṇī नखपर्णी nakha—parṇī f. a kind of plant (= vṛścika), [L.] nakhapraca नखप्रच nakha—praca n. g. mayūra-vyaṃsakādi. nakhapuṣpī नखपुष्पी nakha—puṣpī f. Trigonella Corniculata, [L.] nakharāhva नखराह्व m. Nerium Odorum, [L.] nakhavādya नखवाद्य nakha—vādana ([Āpast.]) & nakha—vādya ([L.]), n. ‘nail-music’, noise made with the finger-nails. nakhavṛkṣa नखवृक्ष nakha—vṛkṣa m. a kind of tree, [L.] nakhavraṇa नखव्रण nakha—vraṇa n. ‘nail-wound’, scratch, [W.] nakhaphalinī नखफलिनी nakha—phalinī f. a kind of pulse, [L.] nakhacchedya नखच्छेद्य nakha—cchedya mfn. to be slit by the nail, [Bhpr.] nakhadāraṇa नखदारण nakha—dāraṇa m. ‘tearing with the claws’, falcon, hawk, [L.] nakhalekhaka नखलेखक nakha—lekhaka m. nail-painter, [L.] nakharāyudha नखरायुध m. a lion tiger cock, [L.] (cf. nakhāy°). nakharajanī नखरजनी nakha—rajanī f. a kind of plant and its fruit, [L.] nakhavādana नखवादन nakha—vādana ([Āpast.]) & nakha—vādya ([L.]), n. ‘nail-music’, noise made with the finger-nails. nakhavilekhā नखविलेखा nakha—vilekhā f. a scratch, [W.] nakhacchedana नखच्छेदन nakha—cche°dana n. ([Mn.]; [Suśr.]) nail-cutting. nakhaniṣpāvī नखनिष्पावी nakha—niṣpāvikā or nakha—niṣ°pāvī, f. a kind of pulse, [L.] nakhapūrvikā नखपूर्विका nakha—pūrvikā f. = -niṣpāvī, [L.] nakharañjanī नखरञ्जनी nakha—rañjanī f. nail-scissors, [L.] nakhaviṣkira नखविष्किर nakha—viṣkira m. ‘tearing or rending with the claws’, scratcher, [Mn. v, 13.] nakhanirbhinna नखनिर्भिन्न nakhá—nirbhinna (°khá-n°) ,mfn. split asunder with the nail, [TS.]; [Pāṇ. vi, 2, 48], [Kāś.] nakhararajanī नखररजनी nakhara—rajanī f. v.l. for nakha-r°, g. harītaky-ādi, [Kāś.] nakhagucchaphalā नखगुच्छफला nakha—guccha-phalā f. a kind of pulse, [L.] nakhanikṛntana नखनिकृन्तन nakha—nikṛntana m. or n. nail-scissors, [ChUp.] nakhaniṣpāvikā नखनिष्पाविका nakha—niṣpāvikā or nakha—niṣ°pāvī, f. a kind of pulse, [L.] nakhapuñjaphalā नखपुञ्जफला nakha—puñja-phalā f. a kind of pulse, [L.]