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लोक
लोक
See also: लंका
Hindi
Noun
लोक • (lok) m (Urdu spelling لوك)
- public
- हमारा नेता बड़ा धोखेबाज़ है, पर लोक द्वारा समर्थित है।
- Our leader is a cheat, but he is supported by the public.
- folk
- यह चावल गाँव लोक से आते हैं।
- This rice comes from the village folk.
- world
- मौत की समय पर, हर एक आदमी स्वर्ग-लोक पहुँचना चाहते हैं।
- Each and every person wants to go to the world of paradise (heaven) upon their death.
Synonyms
- (public) जन (jan)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “लोक”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *lówkos (“open space”), from *lewk- (“shine”). Cognate with Latin lūcus (“sacred grove”) and Proto-Germanic *lauhaz (“clearing”).
Noun
लोक • (loka) m
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of लोक | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | लोकः (lokaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | लोकस्य (lokasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | लोकः (lokaḥ) | लोकौ (lokau) | लोकाः (lokāḥ) |
| Vocative | लोक (loka) | लोकौ (lokau) | लोकाः (lokāḥ) |
| Accusative | लोकम् (lokam) | लोकौ (lokau) | लोकान् (lokān) |
| Instrumental | लोकेन (lokena) | लोकाभ्याम् (lokābhyām) | लोकैः (lokaiḥ) |
| Dative | लोकाय (lokāya) | लोकाभ्याम् (lokābhyām) | लोकेभ्यः (lokebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | लोकात् (lokāt) | लोकाभ्याम् (lokābhyām) | लोकेभ्यः (lokebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | लोकस्य (lokasya) | लोकयोः (lokayoḥ) | लोकानाम् (lokānām) |
| Locative | लोके (loke) | लोकयोः (lokayoḥ) | लोकेषु (lokeṣu) |