ਲਾਇਕੁ

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Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian لایق (lāyiq), from Arabic لَائِق (lāʔiq).

Adjective

ਲਾਇਕੁ (lāiku)

  1. worthy

Descendants

  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਲਾਇਕ (lāika)
    Shahmukhi script: لائق (lā'iq)

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਲਾਇਕੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 259
  • ਲਾਇਕ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025