ਪਾਕੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پاک (pāk). Doublet of ਪਾਵਕੁ (pāvaku). Compare Old Hindi पाक (pāka).

Adjective

ਪਾਕੁ (pāku)

1. holy, pure

   ਪਾਕੀ ਨਾਈ ― pākī nāṁī ― holy is His glory

Descendants

• Punjabi: pāk

  Gurmukhi script: ਪਾਕ

  Shahmukhi script: پاک

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਪਾਕੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 189.
• “ਪਾਕੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024