نک
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Persian
Etymology 1
Metrical contraction in poetry.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | nak |
| Dari reading? | nak |
| Iranian reading? | nak |
| Tajik reading? | nak |
Interjection
نک • (nak)
Adverb
نک • (nak)
Etymology 2
Metrical contraction in poetry.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | nuk |
| Dari reading? | nuk |
| Iranian reading? | nok |
| Tajik reading? | nuk |
Noun
نک • (nok)
Punjabi
| PIE word |
|---|
| *néh₂s |
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Etymology
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਨਕੁ (naku /nakku/), from Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /nəkː/,
Audio (India): (file)
Noun
نَکّ • (nakk) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਨੱਕ)
- (anatomy) the nose
- (metonymically) snivel (mucus from the nose)
- (figurative) honour, reputation
- Synonym: عِزَّت (ʻizzat)
Declension
| Declension of نک | ||
|---|---|---|
| dir. sg. | نَکّ (nakk) | |
| dir. pl. | نَکّ (nakk) | |
| singular | plural | |
| direct | نَکّ (nakk) | نَکّ (nakk) |
| oblique | نَکّ (nakk) | نَکّاں (nakkāṉ) |
| vocative | نَکّا (nakkā) | نَکّو (nakko) |
| ablative | نَکّوں (nakkoṉ) | نَکّاں (nakkāṉ) |
| locative | نَکّے (nakke) | نَکِّیں (nakkiīṉ) |
| instrumental | نَکّوں (nakkoṉ) | – |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “نک”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਨੱਕ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*nakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Saraiki
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀦𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*nakka), from नस् (nas) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHsaH, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s-eh₂ (“nose”).
Cognate with Assamese নাক (nak), Bengali নাক (nak), English nose, Hindustani नाक (nāk) / nāk, Russian нос (nos), Sylheti ꠘꠣꠇ (nax). Doublet of ناس (nās).
Pronunciation
Noun
نَکّ (nakk) m