پالک

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पालङ्की (pālaṅkī). Compare Gujarati પાલક (pālak), Assamese পালেং (paleṅ), Chinese 菠薐 (bōléng).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /pɑː.lək/

Noun

پالَک • (pālak) f (Hindi spelling पालक)

1. spinach (plant or food)

References

• “پالک”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “پالک”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu پالک (pālak).

Noun

پالک (pālek)

1. spinach