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Garhwali
Etymology
From Sanskrit एक (eka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas.
Numeral
यक (yak)
- one
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian یک (yak), a cognate of Sanskrit एक (eka) through which Hindi एक (ek)
Pronunciation
Numeral
यक • (yak) (Urdu spelling یَک) (cardinal)
- (rare) one
- Synonym: एक (ek)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “यक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “यक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Pangwali
Etymology
From Sanskrit एक (eka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas.
Numeral
यक (yak)
- one