पक्का
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan, whence Punjabi ਪੱਕਾ (pakkā), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀓 (pakka), from Sanskrit पक्व (pakva, “cooked”) (whence पकना (paknā, “to be cooked”)), from Proto-Indo-European *pₔkʷ-wó-s, from *pekʷ- (“to cook”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
पक्का • (pakkā) (Urdu spelling پکا)
- certain, sure, definite
- ripe (of fruit)
- strong, firm (of a material)
- यह लकड़ी बहुत पक्की है। ― yah lakṛī bahut pakkī hai. ― This wood is very firm.
- experienced, steadfast
- वह ३० साल के लिए मेरा पक्का दोस्त रहा।
- vah 30 sāl ke lie merā pakkā dost rahā.
- He was my close friend for 30 years.
Declension edit
Declension of पक्का (ā-stem)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: pukka
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पक्का”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pakvá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali edit
Etymology edit
from Prakrit *𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀓-𑀓 (*pakka-ka), from 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀓 (pakka).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
पक्का • (pakkā)