ਲੋਕ
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Punjabi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit लोक (loka).
Noun[edit]
ਲੋਕ • (lok) m (Shahmukhi spelling لوک)
- people (any collective group of persons)
- world, universe
- (in compounds) public, popular, folk
- ਲੋਕ ਕਾਵਿ ― lok kāvai ― folk poetry
Declension[edit]
| Declension of ਲੋਕ | ||
|---|---|---|
| dir. sg. | ਲੋਕ (lok) | |
| dir. pl. | ਲੋਕ (lok) | |
| singular | plural | |
| direct | ਲੋਕ (lok) | ਲੋਕ (lok) |
| oblique | ਲੋਕ (lok) | ਲੋਕਾਂ (lokā̃) |
| vocative | ਲੋਕਾ (lokā) | ਲੋਕੋ (loko) |
| ablative | ਲੋਕੋਂ (lokõ) | — |
| locative | ਲੋਕੇ (loke) | ਲੋਕੀਂ (lokī̃) |
| instrumental | ਲੋਕੇ (loke) | ਲੋਕੀਂ (lokī̃) |
Derived terms[edit]
- ਲੋਕ ਉਕਤੀ f (lok ukatī, “popular saying”)
- ਲੋਕ ਸੰਪਰਕ m (lok samprak, “public relations”)
- ਲੋਕ ਸਭਾ f (lok sabhā, “Lok Sabha”)
- ਲੋਕ ਹਿਤ m (lok hit, “public weal”)