नावक

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɑː.ʋək/, [näː.ʋɐk]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian ناوک (nāwak).

Noun

नावक • (nāvak) m (Urdu spelling ناوک)

1. a small arrow
2. tube through which an arrow is projected; crossbow
3. a bee's sting.

Related terms

• नावक-अंदाज़ (nāvak-andāz)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाविक (nāvika).

Noun

नावक • (nāvak) m (Urdu spelling ناوک)

1. (nonstandard) Alternative form of नाविक (nāvik)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नावक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “nawak”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “नावक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Further reading

• आखिर क्या है ‘नावक’ और उसका तीर‎^[1], 2015