नावक

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɑː.ʋək/, [näː.ʋɐk]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian ناوک (nāwak).

Noun

नावक • (nāvakm (Urdu spelling ناوک)

  1. a small arrow
  2. tube through which an arrow is projected; crossbow
  3. a bee's sting.
  • नावक-अंदाज़ (nāvak-andāz)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाविक (nāvika).

Noun

नावक • (nāvakm (Urdu spelling ناوک)

  1. (nonstandard) alternative form of नाविक (nāvik)

References

Further reading

  • आखिर क्या है ‘नावक’ और उसका तीर[1], 2015