लोक

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लोक (loka)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लोक (loka). Doublet of लोग (log) and लोअ (loa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [loːk]

Noun

लोक • (lok) m (Urdu spelling لوك‎)

1. public

   हमारा नेता बड़ा धोखेबाज़ है, पर लोक द्वारा समर्थित है।

   hamārā netā baṛā dhokhebāz hai, par lok dvārā samarthit hai.

   Our leader is a cheat, but he is supported by the public.

2. folk

   यह चावल गाँव लोक से आते हैं।

   yah cāval gā̃v lok se āte hain.

   This rice comes from the village folk.

3. world

   मौत की समय पर, हर एक आदमी स्वर्ग-लोक पहुँचना चाहते हैं।

   maut kī samay par, har ek ādmī svarg-lok pahũcnā cāhte hain.

   Each and every person wants to go to the world of paradise (heaven) upon their death.

Noun

लोक (lok) (Latin script lok, Kannada script ?)

1. people

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लोक (loka).

Noun

लोक • (lok) m pl

1. people, folk

References

• Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “लोक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “लोक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Alternative forms

Noun

लोक m

1. Devanagari script form of loka

Noun

लोक (lok) (classifier ट, plural लोकला)

1. man

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lówkos (“open space”), from *lewk- (“shine”). Cognate with Latin lūcus (“sacred grove”) and Proto-Germanic *lauhaz (“clearing”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /l̪ɐw.kɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪oː.kɐ/

Noun

लोक • (loká) m

1. free or open space
2. world
3. sight
4. place