ਨਮਕ

Punjabi

Etymology

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

Related terms

• ਨਮਕੀਨ (namkīn, “salty”, adjective)

Further reading

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