ਨਮਕ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نمک‎ (namak).

Noun

ਨਮਕ • (namak) m (Shahmukhi spelling نمک‎)

  1. table salt
    Synonym: ਲੂਣ (lūṇ)
  2. rock salt

Derived terms
  • ਕਾਲ਼ਾ ਨਮਕ m (kāḷā namak, “kala namak”)
  • ਨਮਕਦਾਨੀ f (namkadānī, “condiment tray”)
  • ਨਮਕਖਾਰ m (namkakhār, “servant”)
  • ਨਮਕੀਨ (namkīn, “salty”, adjective)

Further reading
  • “ਨਮਕ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
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