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Nakha
a nail of finger or toe, a claw Vin.ii.133 ; Snp.610 (na angulīhi nakhehi vā); Ja.v.489 (pañcanakhā sattā five-nailed or-toed beings); Kp ii . = Mil.26 , cp. taca (pañcatacakaṃ); Kp-a.43 ; Vv-a.7 (dasa-nakhasamodhāna putting the 10 fingers together); Pv-a.152 , Pv-a.192 ; Sdhp.104 . Ved. nakha, cp.
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a nail of finger or toe, a claw Vin.ii.133; Snp.610 (na angulīhi nakhehi vā); Ja.v.489 (pañcanakhā sattā five-nailed or-toed beings); Kp ii. = Mil.26, cp. taca (pañcatacakaṃ); Kp-a.43; Vv-a.7 (dasa-nakhasamodhāna putting the 10 fingers together); Pv-a.152, Pv-a.192; Sdhp.104.
Ved. nakha, cp. Sk. anghri foot; Gr. ο ̓́νυς (claw, nail), Lat. unguis = Oir. inga; Ohg. nagal = E. nail
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