ਸ਼ੌਕ
Punjabi
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian شوق (šawq), from Arabic شَوْق (šawq). Compare Hindi शौक़ (śauq).
Noun
editਸ਼ੌਕ • (śauk) m (Shahmukhi spelling شوق)
Synonyms
edit- (desire): ਚਾਹ (cāh), ਸੱਧਰ (saddhar)
- (fondness): ਪ੍ਰੇਮ (prem), ਰੀਝ (rījh), ਪ੍ਰੀਤ (prīt)
- (eagerness): ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹ (utaśāh), ਚਾਉ (cāu)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- ਸ਼ੁਕੀਨ m (śukīn, “amateur”)
Further reading
edit- “ਸ਼ੌਕ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024