nakha नख

Definition: mn. (fr. nagh-[?] see naghamāra-;prob. not fr. na-+ kha-in spite of ; in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(ī-).) a finger-nail, toe-nail, claw, talon, the spur of a cock etc. (khāni-kṛ-,or kḷp-,to cut the nails )