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Hindi
Etymology Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लोक ( loka ) . Doublet of लोग ( log ) and लोअ ( loa ) .
Pronunciation
Noun लोक • (lok ) m Urdu spelling لوک
public
Synonym: जन ( jan ) हमारा नेता बड़ा धोखेबाज़ है, पर लोक द्वारा समर्थित है। hamārā netā baṛā dhokhebāz hai, par lok dvārā samarthit hai. Our leader is a cheat, but he is supported by the public . folk
Synonym: लोग ( log ) यह चावल गाँव लोक से आते हैं। yah cāval gā̃v lok se āte ha͠i. This rice comes from the village folk . world
मौत के समय पर, हर एक आदमी स्वर्ग-लोक पहुँचना चाहते हैं। maut ke samay par, har ek ādmī svarg-lok pahũcnā cāhte ha͠i. Each and every person wants to go to the world of paradise (heaven) upon their death.
Declension
Declension of लोक (masc cons-stem )
singular
plural
direct
लोक lok
लोक lok
oblique
लोक lok
लोकों lokõ
vocative
लोक lok
लोको loko
Derived terms
References Bahri, Hardev (1989 ) “लोक Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa , Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
Konkani
Noun लोक • (lok ) m Latin script lok Kannada script ಲೊಕ್
( plural only ) people
Marathi
Etymology Borrowed from Sanskrit लोक ( loká ) .
Noun लोक • (lok ) m pl
people , folk
References Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983 ) “लोक A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary , New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies Molesworth, James Thomas (1857 ) “लोक A dictionary, Marathi and English , Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Old Awadhi
Etymology Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लोक ( loká ) .
Noun लोक (loka ) (plural लोकन
world (countable)
c. 1500s CE ,
Tulsīdās ,
Saṅkaṭmocan Hanumān Aṣṭak :
तब तीनहुँ लोक भयो अँधियारो। taba tīnahum̐ loka bhayo am̐dhiyāro. Then, the three worlds turned dark
Pali
Noun लोक m
Devanagari script form ofloka
Declension Declension table of "लोक" (masculine)
Rajbanshi
Noun लोक (lok ) (classifier ट plural लोकला
man
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts Alternative scripts
লোক ( Assamese script ) ᬮᭀᬓ ( Balinese script ) লোক ( Bengali script ) 𑰩𑰺𑰎 ( Bhaiksuki script ) 𑀮𑁄𑀓 ( Brahmi script ) လောက ( Burmese script ) લોક ( Gujarati script ) ਲੋਕ ( Gurmukhi script ) 𑌲𑍋𑌕 ( Grantha script ) ꦭꦺꦴꦏ ( Javanese script ) 𑂪𑂷𑂍 ( Kaithi script ) ಲೋಕ ( Kannada script ) លោក ( Khmer script ) ໂລກ ( Lao script ) ലോക ( Malayalam script ) ᠯᠣᡬᠠ ( Manchu script ) 𑘩𑘻𑘎 ( Modi script ) ᠯᠣᠸᠠᢉᠠ ( Mongolian script ) 𑧉𑧜𑦮 ( Nandinagari script ) 𑐮𑑀𑐎 ( Newa script ) ଲୋକ ( Odia script ) ꢭꣂꢒ ( Saurashtra script ) 𑆬𑆾𑆑 ( Sharada script ) 𑖩𑖺𑖎 ( Siddham script ) ලොක ( Sinhalese script ) 𑩽𑩕𑩜 ( Soyombo script ) 𑚥𑚴𑚊 ( Takri script ) லோக ( Tamil script ) లోక ( Telugu script ) โลก ( Thai script ) ལོ་ཀ ( Tibetan script ) 𑒪𑒼𑒏 ( Tirhuta script ) 𑨬𑨆𑨋 ( Zanabazar Square script )
Etymology From Proto-Indo-European *lowk-ó-s ( open space ) , from *lewk- ( “ to shine ” ) . Cognate with Latin lūcus ( “ sacred grove ” ) , Lithuanian laũkas ( “ field ” ) , Old English lēah ( “ open field, meadow ” ) (whence English lea
Pronunciation
Noun लोक • (loká ) stem , m
free or open space .
c. BCE BCE ,
Ṛgveda 6.47.8.1 :
उ॒रुं नो॑ लो॒कम् अनु॑ नेषि वि॒द्वान्त्स्व॑र्व॒ज्ज्योति॒रभ॑यं स्व॒स्ति । urúṃ no lokám ánu neṣi vidvā́ntsvàrvajjyótirábhayaṃ svastí. Lead us to ample wide space , O thou who knowest, to happiness, security, and sunlight. world , realm ; the earth or world of human beings .the inhabitants of the world, mankind , folk , people .
men (as opposed to women ).a company , community
ordinary life , worldly affairs , common practice or usage .
Declension
Descendants Austronesian:
Assamese: লোক ( lük )
Bengali: লোক ( lōk )
→ Burmese: လောက ( lau:ka. ) → Proto-Iranian: *lōka Parthian: ( /lōg/ , “ world ” ) Manichaean script: 𐫓𐫇𐫃 ( lwg )
Sogdian: ( /δoka~loka, rok~lok/ , “ world ” ) Buddhist Sogdian: ( δwkʾ ) ( rwk ) Hindi: लोग ( log ) , लोक ( lok )
Kashmiri: لوٗکھ ( lūkh ) , لُکھ ( lukh )
→ Lao: ໂລກ ( lōk ) → Malayalam: ലോകം ( lōkaṁ ) , ഉലകം ( ulakaṁ ) → Mon: လောက ( lòkaˀ ) → Old Awadhi: ( learned ) Devanagari script: लोक
Kaithi script: 𑂪𑂷𑂍 → Odia: ଲୋକ ( loka ) → Punjabi: ਲੋਕ ( lok ) → Telugu: లోకము ( lōkamu ) → Tamil: லோகம் ( lōkam ) , உலகம் ( ulakam ) → Thai: โลก ( lôok ) Urdu: لوگ ( log )
References Monier Williams (1899 ) “लोक ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press , →OCLC 906/1-2 Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996 ) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen 481