درد ناک
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian دردناک (dardnāk), literally دَرد (dard, “pain”) + ـناک (-nāk, “-ful”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d̪əɾd̪‿nɑːk/
Adjective
دَرْد ناک • (dard nāk) (Hindi spelling दर्द नाक)
- painful, hurtful
- sad, piteous, pathetic, piteous, sorrowful
References
- “ناک درد ناک”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “ناک درد ناک”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.