ਕਜ਼ਾਕ

Punjabi

Etymology

From a Turkic source via Persian قزاق (qazzâq). Doublet of ਕਸਾਕ (kasāk).

Noun

ਕਜ਼ਾਕ • (kazāk) m (Shahmukhi spelling قزاق)

  1. pirate, buccaneer, corsair
  2. dacoit, robber, plunderer
  • ਕਜ਼ਾਕੀ f (kazākī, “piracy”)

Further reading
  • “ਕਜ਼ਾਕ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕਜਾਕ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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