فلک

See also: فلك

Malay

Noun

فلک (plural فلک-فلک or فلک۲, informal 1st possessive فلککو, 2nd possessive فلکمو, 3rd possessive فلکڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of falak

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic فَلَك (falak).

Noun

فلک • (falak)

  1. (literary) sky, the sphere of the heavens, the firmament
Derived terms
  • چرخ و فلک (čarx-o-falak)
Descendants
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: फ़लक (falak)
    Urdu: فلک (falak)
  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਫ਼ਲਕ (falak)
    Shahmukhi script: فلک (falak)

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic فَلَقَة (falaqa).

Noun

فلک • (falak)

  1. whip
  2. bastinado

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فلک (falak), from Arabic فَلَك (falak, “[celestial] orb, [celestial] sphere”).

Pronunciation

Noun

فلک • (falak) m (Hindi spelling फ़लक)

  1. heaven
  2. sky
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