ਨਾਕਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s
Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHs
Sanskrit नस् (nas)
Proto-New Indo-Aryan 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka)vṛd.
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀡𑀸𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*ṇākka)
Punjabi ਨਾਕਾ

    Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀡𑀸𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*ṇākka), a vṛddhi derivative of 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka, “nose”), from Sanskrit नस् (nas).

    Noun

    ਨਾਕਾ • (nākā)

    1. barrier, blockade
    2. checkpoint

    Declension

    Declension of ਨਾਕਾ
    singular plural
    direct ਨਾਕਾ (nākā) ਨਾਕੇ (nāke)
    oblique ਨਾਕੇ (nāke) ਨਾਕਿਆਂ (nākiā̃)
    vocative ਨਾਕਿਆ (nākiā) ਨਾਕਿਓ (nākio)
    ablative ਨਾਕਿਓਂ (nākiõ) —
    locative ਨਾਕੇ (nāke) —
    instrumental ਨਾਕੇ (nāke) —

    Further reading

    • “ਨਾਕਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
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