पाक

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See also: पीक and पोका

Hindi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Proper noun

पाक • (pāk) m (Urdu spelling پاک)

  1. Short for पाकिस्तान (pākistān, “Pakistan”).
Declension
Declension of पाक (sg-only masc cons-stem)
singular
direct पाक
pāk
oblique पाक
pāk
vocative पाक
pāk

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian پاک (pāk). First attested as Old Hindi पाक (pāka). Doublet of पावक (pāvak).

Adjective

पाक • (pāk) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling پاک)

  1. clean, pure
    Synonyms: शुद्ध (śuddh), ख़ालिस (xālis)
Derived terms

Further reading

Marathi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘎 (pāka), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀓 (pakka), from Sanskrit पक्व (pakvá). Related to पक्के (pakke), पोक्त (pokta). Compare Konkani पांक (pā̃k), Gujarati પાક (pāk).

Noun

पाक • (pāk) m

  1. sugar syrup
Descendants
  • → Kannada: ಪಾಕ (pāka)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

पाक • (pāk) m

  1. Short for पाकिस्तान (pākistān, “Pakistan”).

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पाक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पाक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “पाक”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pakvá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Old Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پاک (pāk). Compare Old Punjabi ਪਾਕੁ (pāku).

Adjective

पाक (pāka)

  1. pure, clean

Descendants

Further reading

  • Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, →OCLC, page 546

Sanskrit

Adjective

पाक • (pāka) stem

  1. very young

Noun

पाक • (pāka) stem, m

  1. the young of an animal
  2. a child, infant

Noun

पाक • (pāka) stem, m

  1. cooking, baking, roasting, boiling
  2. any cooked or dressed food

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