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Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian ناوک (nāwak).
Noun
नावक • (nāvak) m (Urdu spelling ناوک)
- a small arrow
- tube through which an arrow is projected; crossbow
- a bee's sting.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sanskrit नाविक (nāvika).
Noun
नावक • (nāvak) m (Urdu spelling ناوک)
- (nonstandard) Alternative form of नाविक (nāvik)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नावक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “nawak”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “नावक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Further reading
- आखिर क्या है ‘नावक’ और उसका तीर, 2015