ਨਕੁ

See also: ਨੱਕ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਨਾਕੁ (nāku)

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s
Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHs
Sanskrit नस् (nas)
Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka)
Old Punjabi ਨਕੁ

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka), from Sanskrit नस् (nas), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHs, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s. 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: ਨੱਕ / نَکّ (nakka)
    • Saraiki: 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, 2026
    • 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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