ਪਾਕੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پاک (pāk). Doublet of ਪਾਵਕੁ (pāvaku). Compare Old Hindi पाक (pāka).

Adjective

ਪਾਕੁ (pāku)

  1. holy, pure
    ਪਾਕੀ ਨਾਈ ― pākī nāṁī ― holy is His glory

Descendants
  • Punjabi: pāk
    Gurmukhi script: ਪਾਕ
    Shahmukhi script: پاک

Further reading
  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਪਾਕੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 189.
  • “ਪਾਕੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
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