درد ناک

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دردناک (dardnāk), literally دَرد (dard, “pain”) +‎ ـناک (-nāk, “-ful”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪əɾd̪ nɑːk/

Adjective

دَرْد ناک • (dard nāk) (Hindi spelling दर्द नाक)

1. painful, hurtful
2. sad, piteous, pathetic, piteous, sorrowful

References

• “ناک درد ناک”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “ناک درد ناک”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.