ਸ਼ੌਕ
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Punjabi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian شوق (šawq), from Arabic شَوْق (šawq). Compare Hindi शौक़ (śauq).
Noun
[edit]ਸ਼ੌਕ • (śauk) m (Shahmukhi spelling شوق)
Synonyms
[edit]- (desire): ਚਾਹ (cāh), ਸੱਧਰ (saddhar)
- (fondness): ਪ੍ਰੇਮ (prem), ਰੀਝ (rījh), ਪ੍ਰੀਤ (prīt)
- (eagerness): ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹ (utaśāh), ਚਾਉ (cāu)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- ਸ਼ੁਕੀਨ m (śukīn, “amateur”)
Further reading
[edit]- “ਸ਼ੌਕ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024