پکا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀓 (pakka), from Sanskrit पक्व (pakva). Cognate with Gujarati પાકું (pākũ), Nepali पक्का (pakkā), Punjabi ਪੱਕਾ (pakkā) / پَکّا (pakkā).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

پَکّا • (pakkā) (Hindi spelling पक्का)

1. certain, sure, definite
2. ripe (of fruit)
3. strong, firm (of a material)
4. (colloquial) settled (of a person ie. residing)
5. (slang) solid

Declension

Declension of پکا

	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	پَکّا (pakkā)	پَکّے (pakke)		پَکّی (pakkī)	پَکّی (pakkī)
indirect	پَکّے (pakke)	پَکّے (pakke)		پَکّی (pakkī)	پَکّی (pakkī)

References

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