पुलाक

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Etymology 1

    Probably borrowed from Dravidian; compare Tamil புறுக்கல் (puṟukkal, “cooked rice”).

    Noun

    पुलाक • (pulāka) stem, m or n

    1. a lump of boiled rice
    Declension
    Masculine a-stem declension of पुलाक (pulāka)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative पुलाकः
    pulākaḥ     		पुलाकौ / पुलाका¹
    pulākau / pulākā¹     		पुलाकाः / पुलाकासः¹
    pulākāḥ / pulākāsaḥ¹
    Vocative पुलाक
    pulāka     		पुलाकौ / पुलाका¹
    pulākau / pulākā¹     		पुलाकाः / पुलाकासः¹
    pulākāḥ / pulākāsaḥ¹
    Accusative पुलाकम्
    pulākam     		पुलाकौ / पुलाका¹
    pulākau / pulākā¹     		पुलाकान्
    pulākān
    Instrumental पुलाकेन
    pulākena     		पुलाकाभ्याम्
    pulākābhyām     		पुलाकैः / पुलाकेभिः¹
    pulākaiḥ / pulākebhiḥ¹
    Dative पुलाकाय
    pulākāya     		पुलाकाभ्याम्
    pulākābhyām     		पुलाकेभ्यः
    pulākebhyaḥ
    Ablative पुलाकात्
    pulākāt     		पुलाकाभ्याम्
    pulākābhyām     		पुलाकेभ्यः
    pulākebhyaḥ
    Genitive पुलाकस्य
    pulākasya     		पुलाकयोः
    pulākayoḥ     		पुलाकानाम्
    pulākānām
    Locative पुलाके
    pulāke     		पुलाकयोः
    pulākayoḥ     		पुलाकेषु
    pulākeṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic
    Neuter a-stem declension of पुलाक (pulāka)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative पुलाकम्
    pulākam     		पुलाके
    pulāke     		पुलाकानि / पुलाका¹
    pulākāni / pulākā¹
    Vocative पुलाक
    pulāka     		पुलाके
    pulāke     		पुलाकानि / पुलाका¹
    pulākāni / pulākā¹
    Accusative पुलाकम्
    pulākam     		पुलाके
    pulāke     		पुलाकानि / पुलाका¹
    pulākāni / pulākā¹
    Instrumental पुलाकेन
    pulākena     		पुलाकाभ्याम्
    pulākābhyām     		पुलाकैः / पुलाकेभिः¹
    pulākaiḥ / pulākebhiḥ¹
    Dative पुलाकाय
    pulākāya     		पुलाकाभ्याम्
    pulākābhyām     		पुलाकेभ्यः
    pulākebhyaḥ
    Ablative पुलाकात्
    pulākāt     		पुलाकाभ्याम्
    pulākābhyām     		पुलाकेभ्यः
    pulākebhyaḥ
    Genitive पुलाकस्य
    pulākasya     		पुलाकयोः
    pulākayoḥ     		पुलाकानाम्
    pulākānām
    Locative पुलाके
    pulāke     		पुलाकयोः
    pulākayoḥ     		पुलाकेषु
    pulākeṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic

    Descendants

    • → Hindustani: (see there for further descendants)
    • → Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਪੁਲਾਉ (pulāu)
      Shahmukhi script: پلاؤ (plā'o)

    Etymology 2

    A post-Vedic form of पूल्य (pūlya).

    Noun

    पुलाक • (pulāka) stem, m or n

    1. shriveled or blighted or empty or bad grain
    2. a particular species of grain
    3. brevity, abbreviation, compendium
    4. celerity, dispatch

    References

    • Monier Williams (1899) “पुलाक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 638/1.
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 330
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