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ਪਾਕੁ

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Old Punjabi

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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ਪਾਕੁ (pāku)

  1. holy, pure
    ਪਾਕੀ ਨਾਈpākī nāṁīholy is His glory

Descendants

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

Further reading

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  • 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