ਨਕੁ

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See also: ਨੱਕ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

PIE word
*néh₂s

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘡𑘰𑘎 (nāka).

Noun

ਨਕੁ (naku /nakku/) m

  1. nose
    ਨਕੁ ਪਕੜਿ ― naku pakaṛi /nakku pakkaṛi/ ― hold the nose
    ਨਕੀਂ ਵਢੀਂ ― nakīṁ vaḍhīṁ /nakkīṁ vaḍḍhīṁ/ ― with noses cut off

Descendants

  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਨੱਕ (nakka)
    Shahmukhi script: نَکّ (nakk)

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਨਕੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 165
  • “ਨਕੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*nakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 397
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