نک

Persian

Etymology 1

Metrical contraction in poetry.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nak]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näk]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näk]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [näk]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [näk]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nækʲ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [näk]

Readings
Classical reading?	nak
Dari reading?	nak
Iranian reading?	nak
Tajik reading?	nak

Interjection

نک • (nak)

1. (poetic) Contraction of اینک (inak).⁩

Adverb

نک • (nak)

1. (poetic) Contraction of اینک (inak).⁩

Etymology 2

Metrical contraction in poetry.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nuk]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nʊk]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nʊk]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nʊk]
  • (Hazaragi) 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

نک • (nok)

1. Poetic form of نوک (nuk, “beak, tip, point”).

Saraiki

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /nəkː/

Noun

نَکّ (nakk) m

1. (anatomy) nose