Vocabulary

ਅੱਕ
akk
1

to get fed up, to grow weary of — a visceral tiredness, not just boredom

verb
In 2 songs
I Really Do · Karan Aujla
Verse 1
ਜੇ ਤੂੰ ਅੱਕ ਗੀ ਰਕਾਨੇ ਅਸੀਂ ਅੱਕਦੇ ਵੀ ਨਹੀਂ
je tu akk gi rakaane assi akkde vi nahi
Even if you get tired of us, we won't tire of you
Avengi Ja Nahin · Rabbi Shergill
Verse 1
ਨੀ ਮੈਂ ਅੱਕ ਗਿਆ ਬੋਲ ਚੁੱਪ ਤੇਰੀ ਪੜ੍ਹਦਾ
ni main akk gya bol chupp teri parhda
Girl, I'm worn out trying to read your words and your silences
2

Calotropis: a wild plant legendary in Punjab for its extreme bitterness and toxic milky sap. Saying akk turned sweet = the impossible happened.

noun
In this song
You're U Tho · Karan Aujla
Verse 3
ਬੀਬਾ ਅੱਕ ਮਿੱਠੇ ਹੋਗਏ, ਨੀ ਝੱਟ ਮਿੱਠੇ ਹੋਗਏ
biba akk mitthe hogaye, ni jhatt mitthe hogaye
Girl, even bitter akk turned sweet, just like that, sweet
3

the akk plant (Calotropis/milkweed), a wild, bitter, toxic weed that grows uninvited among crops

noun
In this song
Yaad Rahengi · Hustinder
Verse 1
ਹਾਏ ਰੋਈਆਂ ਦੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਅੱਕ ਦੇ ਵਾਂਗੂੰ
haaye royiaan de vicch akk de vaangu
Like the bitter akk weed standing among the cotton