نک
Persian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Metrical contraction in poetry.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [nak]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [nækʲ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [näk]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | nak |
Dari reading? | nak |
Iranian reading? | nak |
Tajik reading? | nak |
Interjection edit
نک • (nak)
Adverb edit
نک • (nak)
Etymology 2 edit
Metrical contraction in poetry.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [nuk]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [nokʲ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [nuk]
Readings | |
---|---|
Classical reading? | nuk |
Dari reading? | nuk |
Iranian reading? | nok |
Tajik reading? | nuk |
Noun edit
نک • (nok)
Saraiki edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀦𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*nakka), from नस् (nas) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHsaH, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s-eh₂ (“nose”).
Cognate with Assamese নাক (nak), Bengali নাক (nak), English nose, Hindustani नाक (nāk) / nāk, Russian нос (nos), Sylheti ꠘꠣꠇ (nax). Doublet of ناس (nās).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
نَکّ (nakk) m