ویکھنا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀤𑀺 (dĕkkhadi), from Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati /dekkhati/), 𑀤𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dakhati /dakkhati/), from Sanskrit *देक्षति (dekṣati), *दृक्षति (dṛkṣati), somehow related to the root दृश् (dṛś). Compare Urdu دیکھنا‎ (dekhnā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ʋeːkʰə̆.ɳäː/

Verb

ویکھݨا • (vekhṇā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਵੇਖਣਾ)

to see
‏مَیں اوہ نُوں نہیں ویکھ سَکدا۔‎‎ ― maiṉ avh nūṉ nheṉ vekh sakdā. ― I can't see him.

Synonyms: تَکّݨا‎ (takkṇā), ویکھݨا (vekhṇā)

References

“ویکھنا‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “ویکھن‎”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

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