یکم
Persian
Etymology
From یک (yek, “one”) + م (-om, “-th, -st (ordinal number suffix)”).
Adjective
یکم • (yekom)
- (rare or archaic) first
- (in compounds) first
- بیست و یکم ― bist o yekom ― twenty-first
Usage notes
اول (avval) is the standard word for "first" in modern Persian. Compound numbers, however, are always formed with یکم (yekom).
Synonyms
- اول (avval)
- نخست (noxost)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian یکم (yekom).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /jə.kʊm/
- Rhymes: -ʊm
Noun
یَکُم • (yakum) m (Hindi spelling यकुम) (indeclinable)
- first day of the month
References
- “یکم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “یکم”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.