ਤੋਲਿ

Old Punjabi

Etymology
Punjabi verb set
ਤੁਲਿ (tuli)
ਤੋਲਿ (toli)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑁄𑀮𑀇 (tolaï), 𑀢𑁄𑀮𑁂𑀇 (tolei), from Sanskrit तोलयति (tolayati). Compare Old Hindi तोलना (tolanā), Old Gujarati तोलइ (tolai), Old Marathi 𑘝𑘻𑘩𑘜𑘹 (tolaṇe).

Verb

ਤੋਲਿ (toli) (transitive)

  1. to weigh

Descendants
  • Punjabi: tolṇā
    Gurmukhi: ਤੋਲਣਾ
    Shahmukhi: تولݨا‎

Further reading
  • Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 146.
  • “ਤੋਲਿ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tōláyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 341
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