nail
The meaning (definition) of the word nail
the hard covering at the tip of your finger
The word nail used in a sentence
“Mom painted one nail pink before the party.”
Words that mean the same as nail (synonyms)
fingernailtoenail
The plural of the word nail
nails
How the word nail is said around the world
| French | ongle (awngl) |
| Spanish | uña (OO-nyah) |
| Mandarin | 指甲 (jee jyah) |
| Hindi | नाखून (nah-KOON) |
| Arabic | ظفر (THAH-fahr) |
| Russian | ноготь (NOH-guty) |
| Portuguese (EU) | unha (OON-nyuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | unha (OON-nya) |
| Japanese | 爪 (TSU-may) |
| German | Nagel (NAH-guhl) |
| Urdu | ناخن (NAH-khuhn) |
| Punjabi | ਨਖ (nuk) |
| Korean | 손톱 (SOHN-tohb) |
| Hebrew | ציפורן (TSEEFVR-nuh) |
| Greek | νύχι (NEE-hyee) |
| Dutch | nagel (NAH-ghuhl) |
| Tagalog | kuko (KOO-koh) |
| Vietnamese | móng tay (MAW-urng tahy) |
| Turkish | tırnak (tur-NAHK) |
| Persian | ناخن (NAH-khohn) |
| Polish | paznokieć (pahz-NAW-kyech) |
| Ukrainian | ніготь (NYEE-hoht) |
| Bengali | নখ (nawk) |
| Swedish | nagel (NAH-guhl) |
| Italian | unghia (OONG-gee-ah) |
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