ਨੱਕ
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Punjabi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
| PIE word |
|---|
| *néh₂s |
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਨਕੁ (naku /nakku/).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
ਨੱਕ • (nakka) m (Shahmukhi spelling نک)
- (anatomy) the nose
- (metonymically) snivel (mucus from the nose)
- (figurative) honour, prestige, reputation
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- ਨਕੇਲ f (nakel, “nose ring”)
Further reading[edit]
Categories:
- Punjabi terms derived from Old Punjabi
- Punjabi terms inherited from Old Punjabi
- Punjabi terms derived from Sanskrit
- Punjabi terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Punjabi terms derived from Ashokan Prakrit
- Punjabi terms inherited from Ashokan Prakrit
- Punjabi terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *néh₂s
- Punjabi terms with audio links
- Punjabi lemmas
- Punjabi nouns
- Punjabi nouns in Gurmukhi script
- Punjabi masculine nouns
- pa:Anatomy
- Punjabi metonyms
- pa:Bodily fluids
- pa:Face