ਨਾਲਾਇਕ਼

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਨਾਲਾਇਕ (nālāika) — nuqtaless

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نَالَایِق (nālāyiq). By surface analysis, ਨਾ- (nā-, “un-, non-”) +‎ ਲਾਇਕ਼ (lāiqa, “astute”).

Adjective

ਨਾਲਾਇਕ਼ • (nālāiaq) (Shahmukhi spelling نالائِق)

  1. obtuse, dull

Derived terms

  • ਨਾਲਾਇਕ਼ੀ (nālāiqī, “an obtuse act”, f)

Further reading

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