فلک

See also: فلك

Malay

Noun

فلک (plural فلک-فلک or فلک۲, informal 1st possessive فلککو, 2nd possessive فلکمو, 3rd possessive فلکڽ)

1. Jawi spelling of falak

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic فَلَك (falak).

Noun

فلک • (falak)

1. (literary) sky, the sphere of the heavens, the firmament

Derived terms

• چرخ و فلک (čarx-o-falak)

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: फ़लक (falak)

  Urdu: فلک (falak)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਫ਼ਲਕ (falak)

  Shahmukhi script: فلک (falak)

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic فَلَقَة (falaqa).

Noun

فلک • (falak)

1. whip
2. bastinado

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فلک (falak), from Arabic فَلَك (falak, “[celestial] orb, [celestial] sphere”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /fə.lək/
• Rhymes: -ək

Noun

فلک • (falak) m (Hindi spelling फ़लक)

1. heaven
2. sky