Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mn. (fr. nagh [ ? ] cf. naghamāra; prob. not fr. na + kha in spite of Pa1n2. 6-3, 75; ifc. f (I).) a finger-nail, toe-nail, claw, talon, the spur of a cock RV. &c (khāni-kṛ, or kḷp, to cut the nails Kaus3. Mn.) 524,3 102938 m. = 20 Su1ryas. 524,3 102939 nf (I). Unguis Odoratus VarBr2S.; Hcat. 524,3 102940 m. part, portion. [ cf. Gk. ὄνυξ, stem ὀ-νυχ; Lat. unguis; Lit. na4gas; Slav. nogu8ti8; Angl.Sax. naegel; Eng....