ناک

See also: ـناک and ناك

Persian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? nāk
Dari reading? nāk
Iranian reading? nâk
Tajik reading? nok

Noun

Dari ناک
Iranian Persian گلابی
Tajik нок

ناک • (nāk)

  1. (Dari, Tajik) pear
    Synonyms: (Iran) گلابی (golâbi), امرود (amrōd)

Descendants

  • Uzbek: nok

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHs, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nɑːk/
  • Audio (Pakistan):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːk

Noun

ناک • (nākf (Hindi spelling नाक)

  1. (anatomy) nose

Declension

Declension of ناک
singular plural
direct ناک (nāk) ناکیں (nākẽ)
oblique ناک (nāk) ناکوں (nākõ)
vocative ناک (nāk) ناکو (nāko)

References

  • ناک”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • ناک”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.