ਲਾਇਕ਼

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian لایق (lâyiq), from Arabic لَائِق (lāʔiq, “fit, proper”).

Adjective

ਲਾਇਕ਼ • (lāiaq) (Shahmukhi spelling لایق)

  1. intelligent, astute
  2. capable, able
  3. fit, suitable
  4. well-behaved

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “ਲਾਇਕ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਲਾਇਕ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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