اک

See also: اك

Kalami

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ís?

Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas

Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háykas

Sanskrit एक॑ (éka)

Kalami اک

Inherited from Sanskrit एक॑ (éka), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos, possibly from *ís.

Pronunciation

• Tone class: Hy
• IPA^(key): /ə́(ː)k/

Numeral

اٞک (äk) (cardinal number)

1. one

References

• Baart, Joan L. G. (1997), “äk”, in The sounds and tones of Kalam Kohistani: with wordlist and texts (Studies in Languages of Northern Pakistan; 1)‎^[1], National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University; Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 78

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ís?

Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas

Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háykas

Sanskrit एक (eka)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀏𑀓 (eka)

Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ĕkka)

Pahari-Potwari اک

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ĕkka), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀏𑀓 (eka), from Sanskrit एक (eka), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos, possibly from *ís. Compare Saraiki ہِکّ (hikk) and Urdu ایک (ek).

Pronunciation

• (pa) IPA^(key): [ɪ˦kːə̆]

Numeral

اک (ikk)

1. meaning one

Punjabi

Western Punjabi numbers ^(edit)

		10
	←  0	۱ 1	2  →	10  →
Cardinal: اِکّ (īkk)     Ordinal: پَہَلَا (pahalā)     Collective: سارا (sārā)     Fractional: پُورا (pūrā)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ís?

Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas

Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háykas

Sanskrit एक (eka)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀏𑀓 (eka)

Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ĕkka)

Punjabi اک

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ĕkka), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀏𑀓 (eka), from Sanskrit एक (eka), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos, possibly from *ís. Compare Saraiki ہِکّ (hikk) and Urdu ایک (ek).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɪk.kə̆/

Numeral

اِکّ • (īkk) (Gurmukhi spelling ਇੱਕ)

1. one

   Synonym: یَک (yak)

Sindhi

Picture dictionary

اک

ڪپار

دماغ

اک

چپ

نڪ

وات

کاڏي

ڄاڙي

لوندڙي

ڪن

ڳچي

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Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hákši

Sanskrit अक्षि (akṣi)

Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (akkhi)

Sindhi اَکِ

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (akkhi), from Sanskrit अक्षि (akṣi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hákši, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs, from *h₃ekʷ- + *-s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əkʰɪ/, [əkʰ]

Noun

اَکِ • (akhi) f (Devanagari अखि)

1. (anatomy) eye
   • c. 1689 – 1752, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, Shah Jo Risalo Yaman Kalyan.1.11:

     آيَلِ اُنِ نَہ وِسَھان، ھَنجُون جٖي ھارِينِ،
     آڻِئو آبُ اَکِيُنِ مان، ڏيھَ کي ڏيکارِينِ،
     سَڄَڻُ جٖي سارِينِ، سي نَہ رُونِ نَہ چُوَنِ ڪِي.
     

     • 2012 translation by Amena Khamisani

       Mother, I believe not in their ostentations tears,
       Their eyes are filled with tears for public gaze
       Those whose love is true, neither weep not speak of it
       

References

• Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988), “اَکِ”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ
• Stack, George (1849), “अखि”, in A dictionary, English and Sindhi, American Mission Press, page 50
• Sindhi Language Authority (2025), “اک”, in Online Sindhi Dictionaries‎^[2]

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɪk

Numeral

اِک • (ik) (Hindi spelling इक) (cardinal) (poetic)

1. alternative form of ایک (aek, “one - cardinal”)

Ushojo

Etymology

From Shina ایٗک (aík).

Numeral

اک (ak)

1. a number of one
2. one

Coordinate terms

• Prev: صفر. Next: دُو.