ਨਮਕ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (namak). Compare Hindi नमक (namak).

Noun

ਨਮਕ • (namak) m (Shahmukhi spelling نمک)

table salt
Synonym: ਲੂਣ (lūṇ)
rock salt

Derived terms

ਕਾਲ਼ਾ ਨਮਕ m (kāḷā namak, “kala namak”)
ਨਮਕਦਾਨੀ f (namkadānī, “condiment tray”)
ਨਮਕਖਾਰ m (namkakhār, “servant”)

Related terms

ਨਮਕੀਨ (namkīn, “salty”, adjective)

Further reading

“ਨਮਕ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

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