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Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian نمک (namak). Compare Hindi नमक (namak).
Noun
ਨਮਕ • (namak) m (Shahmukhi spelling نمک)
- table salt
- Synonym: ਲੂਣ (lūṇ)
- rock salt
Derived terms
- ਕਾਲ਼ਾ ਨਮਕ m (kāḷā namak, “kala namak”)
- ਨਮਕਦਾਨੀ f (namkadānī, “condiment tray”)
- ਨਮਕਖਾਰ m (namkakhār, “servant”)
- ਨਮਕੀਨ (namkīn, “salty”, adjective)
Further reading
- “ਨਮਕ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024