यक

Garhwali

Alternative forms

• एक (ek)

Etymology

From Sanskrit एक (eka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas.

Numeral

यक (yak)

1. one

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian یک (yak), a cognate of Sanskrit एक (eka) through which Hindi एक (ek)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /jək/, [jɐk]

Numeral

यक • (yak) (Urdu spelling یَک) (cardinal)

1. (rare) one

   Synonym: एक (ek)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “यक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “यक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Pangwali

Etymology

From Sanskrit एक (eka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas.

Numeral

यक (yak)

1. one