unha

Meaning

Noun

nail; fingernail; toenail

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of unhar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of unhar:

unhar

to scratch with a nail or claw

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Concepts

nail

fingernail

💅

claw

toenail

talon

hoof

claws

nail fingernail

finger nail

horny

toe nail

Synonyms

garra

casco

💀

tapa

Unhas

Translations

ongle

uña

💅

unghia

nagel

ungla

tırnak

Nagel

νύχι

unguis

💅

Fingernagel

💅

vingernagel

💅

ongla

نینۆک

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈũ.ɲɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: ungula

Cognate with Galician: uña

Cognate with Spanish: uña

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese unna, unlla, from Vulgar Latin *ungla, from Latin ungula, from unguis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ-. Compare Galician uña, unlla and Spanish uña. Doublet of úngula.