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پک — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition

puk
Pronunciation:Standard: /puk/
Noun (Masculine)plural: پکونهOrigin: Origin Unknown → PashtoVerified sense 1
Quick Lexicographical Summary · چټک تعریف او پېژندنه

پک (puk) is a Pashto n-m meaning “convenient time; propitious moment” in English او په اردو کې د «مناسب، وقت، دن» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form پکونه.

Meanings · Entry 14

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
convenient time; propitious moment[regional]
مناسب، وقت، دن
Example in context:

پک خطا کېدل

“to miss a chance”

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2
turn
وقت، بار
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3
fate, lot, destiny
دن، قسمت، بخش
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4
/pak/ time
وقت، دن
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Proverbs (Mataloona)16 unique

ولسي متلونه
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«پَک تر پَک پُورے وئ نَه چِه مَغزَئ پَکاره وئ ۔»

“Baldness is fine to a degree, but not so much that the brains show.”

گنجا بن ایک حد تک نہ کہ مغز نظر آئے۔

Cultural context: Warns against excess in actions or manners, advocating for moderation in all things.
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«پَک نَه پَر سَر تار لَرى ، نَه پَه غَوژو کار لَرى ۔»

“The bald man neither has a thread on his head, nor cares about oil for it.”

گنجا نہ تو بال رکھتا ہے، نہ اسے روغن کی ضرورت محسوس ہوتی ہے۔

Cultural context: Describes a carefree person who is free from worldly burdens or maintenance worries because they possess nothing.
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  • • پک نه پر سر تار لری، نه په چا کار لری
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«پَک پَه سَر پَه خَيال کَړې چِه مېره دَ شَهباز خان دَے ۔»

“O bald woman, style your head with care, remembering that your husband is Shahbaz Khan.”

گنجی! ذرا احتیاط سے چوٹی بناؤ تمہارا خاوند شہباز خان ہے۔

Cultural context: A satirical warning to someone trying to maintain dignity or status far above their actual capabilities.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«چِه پَک شُو خُو سَبَک شُو»

“Once he became bald, he became humbled and light.”

جو گنجا ہو گیا، اس کاغرور خاک میں مل گیا اور حقیر ہو گیا۔

Cultural context: Used to describe someone who has lost their pomp and arrogance, resulting in a state of humility.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«چِه په پَک مَلندے وے ورته وایه خوئیوپورَه (خُشرَه ورَه) ۔»

“If you wish to mock a bald man, call him 'O you with the flowing locks!'”

گنجے کا مذاق اُڑانا ہو تو کہو ’’اے زلفوں والے!‘‘

Cultural context: Uses sharp irony to highlight the absurdity of mocking someone's natural flaws.
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«دوه پک هغه هم سره ورک ۔»

“Two bald men, and both are lost/unknown.”

دو گنجے وہ بھی غیر معروف۔

Cultural context: A satirical remark used to describe a situation where two obscure or worthless things or people are compared, neither having any distinction.
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  • • دوه پک، هغه هم سره ورک
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«پک په پمن پوری خاندی.»

“The bald man laughs at the man with a small tuft of hair.”

گنجا چھوٹی چوٹی والے پر ہنس رہا ہے۔

Cultural context: Criticizes hypocrisy, pointing out when someone mocks a flaw in another that they possess themselves in an even worse form.
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«پک نه په سر تار لری، نه په چا کار لری.»

“The bald man neither has a thread on his head, nor does he care about anyone.”

گنجے کے سر پر نہ کوئی بال ہے اور نہ اسے کسی کی پروا ہے۔

Cultural context: Reflects the carefree nature of a person who has no attachments, burdens, or possessions to worry about.
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  • • پک نه په سر تار لري نه په چری کار لري.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«پک ته چې پيغورور کوي نو ورته وايي څنيوره.»

“When you taunt a bald person, they call you names in return.”

جب گنجے کو طعنہ دو تو وہ بھی بدلے میں گالی دیتا ہے۔

Cultural context: Illustrates that if you mock someone for their flaws, they will readily attack your own weaknesses.
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«پک نه سر لري نه یی په جا اوبی.»

“A bald person has neither a head nor cares about its styling.”

گنجے کا نہ سر ہے اور نہ اسے سنوارنے کی فکر۔

Cultural context: Highlights a carefree attitude regarding matters that do not apply to oneself.
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  • • پک نه سر لري ، نې په چا خريي
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«پک تر پک پوري ، نو نه چي ماغزه ئې ښکاره وي .»

“Bald upon bald, but not so much that the brains are visible.”

گنج پر گنج، پر اتنا بھی نہیں کہ دماغ ہی نظر آنے لگے۔

Cultural context: Used to warn against excess, exaggeration, or pushing a matter to a ridiculous or harmful extreme.
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«په پک چې پوسخند وهې، وا څوڼوره»

“You who mock the bald person, look at your own tuft of hair!”

جو گنجے پر ہنستے ہو، اے چوٹی والے خود اپنا حال دیکھو۔

Cultural context: Cautions against mocking others for flaws that one might possess or face oneself.
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  • • په پک چې پوسخند وهې ، وا څوڼوره
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«پک تر پکه،نو نه چې ما غزه يې ښکاره وي»

“Bald head to bald head, but don't show the scars of the scalp.”

سر سے سر ملے مگر کھوپڑی کے داغ ظاہر نہیں ہونے چاہئیں.

Cultural context: Advises maintaining personal dignity and hiding one's private vulnerabilities and past defeats, even from peers.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«څه لوړ وو ، څه د پک سر لغړ وو»

“Partly it was high, partly the bald head was bare.”

کچھ اونچا تھا، کچھ گنجے کا سر ننگا تھا۔

Cultural context: Used humorously to describe a double vulnerability or stacked disadvantages in a situation.
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«د مچ جنګ به د پک په سر معلوم شي»

“The fight of the flies will be known on the bald head.”

مکھیوں کی لڑائی گنجے کے سر پر ظاہر ہو جائے گی۔

Cultural context: Implies that hidden disputes or small matters will eventually become obvious when they happen on a clear surface.
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  • • د مچ جنګ به د پک په سر معلوم شی
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«ټول عالم غزا ته ځی ګنجی(پک) سرکوزی غلا ته ځی»

Grammar — Word forms

د کلمې ګردان او بڼې
OpenPashto Morphology
Grammatical Formحالت او بڼه
پښتو بڼهPashto Form
Phoneticتلفظ
Dir Plural (-ūnah)
پکونهpuk-ūnah
Obl Plural (-ūno)
پکونوpuk-ūno
Animate Plural (-ān)
پکانpuk-ān
Animate Obl Plural (-āno)
پکانوpuk-āno
Vocative Singular (-a)
پکهpuk-a

Examples from corpora22

قاموسي او ادبي شواهد

Attested real-world sentences grouped by source. Headwords highlighted in context.

PashDict Unified Lexicon

زما پک کې همداسې لیکلی وو.

“It was written in my fate like this.”

میری قسمت میں ایسا ہی لکھا تھا۔

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اوس زما پک دی چې خبرې وکړم.

“Now it is my turn to speak.”

اب میری باری ہے کہ میں بات کروں۔

Dunwoody Press (Zeeya A. Pashtoon)

دوه پک، هغه ورک سره هم

“folk saying Two bald men and still they don't get along”

د کلمې اصل او ریښه(Word Origin & Etymology)
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Origin Unknown

Homograph 2; Flagged: origin unknown

Entry #2 of 3 · Noun (Masculine)

پک (n-m · Entry 2)

pak
Pronunciation:Standard: /pak/
Noun (Masculine)plural: پکونهOrigin: Origin Unknown → PashtoVerified sense 1

Meanings · Entry 24

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
paddle, oar, scull
پک
Example in context:

زما پک کې همداسې لیکلی وو.

“It was written in my fate like this.”

میری قسمت میں ایسا ہی لکھا تھا۔

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2
dandruff
Example in context:

زما پک کې همداسې لیکلی وو.

“It was written in my fate like this.”

میری قسمت میں ایسا ہی لکھا تھا۔

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[Classical] Opportunity, suitable or proper time, turn, juncture, crisis, chance, the nick of time. Sing. and[classical]
Page 181 in Raverty (1860). Origin: Native Pashto
Example in context:

اوس زما پک دی چې خبرې وکړم.

“Now it is my turn to speak.”

اب میری باری ہے کہ میں بات کروں۔

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[Classical] Bald, bald-headed; (Fem.) پکه pœkaʿh . پک واليَ pœk wālaey , s.m. (1st) Baldness[classical]
Page 1105 in Raverty (1860). Origin: Native Pashto
Example in context:

زما پک کې همداسې لیکلی وو.

“It was written in my fate like this.”

میری قسمت میں ایسا ہی لکھا تھا۔

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Entry #3 of 3 · Adjective

پک (adj · Entry 3)

pək
Pronunciation:Standard: /pək/
Adjectiveplural: پکېOrigin: Origin Unknown → PashtoVerified sense 1

Meanings · Entry 35

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
bald, hairless
کل، منڈا، گنجا
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2
flake[general_modern]
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3
scald headed[general_modern]
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4
scabby
پک
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5
bald man; hairless man
کل، منڈا، رجل
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Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes

علمي او ژبني معلومات

Grammar & Morphological Classification

The headword پک (puk) functions as a n-m in standard Pashto lexicography. This entry synthesizes lexical evidence from 34 authoritative Afghan and international Pashto dictionaries, cross-referenced with modern frequency corpora to ensure trilingual accuracy.

Phonological & Dialectal Realization

Pronunciation diverges between the Southwestern (Kandahari) dialect and the Northeastern (Peshawari/Kabuled) standard. In Southwestern speech, phonemes maintain retroflex fricative distinctions, whereas Northeastern phonetics exhibit velar and postalveolar shifts. All acoustic transcriptions conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) standards adopted by the Pashto Academy.

Peer-reviewed lexicographical standard · Open Pashto Corpus Edition

Nearby words

نږدې او ورته لغتونه