بک

See also: بك

Khalaj

Adjective

بَک (bək)

1. Arabic spelling of bək (“firm”)

Kohistani Shina

FWOTD – 28 December 2016

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bak/, [bʌk]

Noun

بک (bak)

1. cave

References

• Ruth Laila Schmidt, Razwal Kohistani, A Grammar of the Shina Language of Indus Kohistan

Persian

Alternative forms

• وک (vak), پک (pak)

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (wk /⁠wak⁠/). Cognate with Mazanderani وگ (vag), Sangisari وکو (vaku), Kermanic گک (gok), Gilaki وک (vak), Assamese ভেক (bhek), Sanskrit भेक (bheka), etc..

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [bak]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bäk]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bäk]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bäk]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bäk]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bækʲ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bäk]

Readings
Classical reading?	bak
Dari reading?	bak
Iranian reading?	bak
Tajik reading?	bak

Noun

بک • (bak)

1. frog

Derived terms

• جلبک (jolbak)

Sindhi

Etymology

Inherited from Apabhramsa भुक्खा (bhukkhā), from Prakrit 𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhukkhā), 𑀩𑀼𑀳𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (buhukkhā), 𑀩𑀼𑀪𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bubhukkhā), from Sanskrit बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā).

Noun

بک • (bukh)

1. hunger