پاٹھک

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पाठक (pāṭhaka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /pɑː.ʈʰək/
• Rhymes: -ək

Noun

پاٹھَک • (pāṭhak) m (Hindi spelling पाठक)

1. a class of Brahmans specializing in teaching scriptures,
2. name of a Hindu caste,
3. teacher or professor, preacher,
4. reader, learner, student.

   Synonym: پڑھنے والا

Proper noun

پاٹھَک • (pāṭhak) m or f (Hindi spelling पाठक)

1. a surname, Pathak.

References

• “پاٹھک”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.