ਅਰਕ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian عرق ('araq), from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq). Compare Hindi अरक़ (araq).

Noun

ਅਰਕ • (arak) m (Shahmukhi spelling عرق)

1. distillate, spirit

Derived terms

• ਅਰਕ ਕੱਢਣਾ (arak kaḍḍhaṇā, “distill”, verb)

Etymology 2

Noun

ਅਰਕ • (arak) f (Shahmukhi spelling عرق)

1. elbow

   Synonym: ਕੂਹਣੀ (kūhṇī)

Further reading

• “ਅਰਕ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025