Punjabi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नरक (naraka).
Noun
ਨਰਕ • (narak) f (Shahmukhi spelling نرک)
- (Hinduism, Jainism) Naraka
- hell, inferno, Hades, perdition
Synonyms
- (in Islam) ਜਹੰਨਮ (jahannam)
- ਨਰਕੀ (narakī, “hellish”, adjective)
Further reading
- “ਨਰਕ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025