ਪਾਕੁ
Old Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian پاک (pāk). Doublet of ਪਾਵਕੁ (pāvaku). Compare Old Hindi पाक (pāka).
Adjective
ਪਾਕੁ (pāku)
- holy, pure
- ਪਾਕੀ ਨਾਈ ― pākī nāṁī ― holy is His glory
Descendants
- Punjabi: pāk
- Gurmukhi: ਪਾਕ
- Shahmukhi: پاک
Further reading
- Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 189.
- “ਪਾਕੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021.