ਨਰਕ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नरक (naraka).

Noun

ਨਰਕ • (narak) f (Shahmukhi spelling نرک)

1. (Hinduism, Jainism) Naraka
2. hell, inferno, Hades, perdition

Synonyms

• (in Islam) ਜਹੰਨਮ (jahannam)

Related terms

• ਨਰਕੀ (narakī, “hellish”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਨਰਕ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024