ਆਖਣਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀤𑀺 (akkhadi)), from Sanskrit आख्याति (ākhyāti). Cognate to Gujarati આખવું (ākhavũ).

Verb

ਆਖਣਾ (ākhaṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling آکھݨا)

  1. to say, speak
    ਸੁਰਜੀਤ ਨੇ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਕੀ ਆਖਿਆ?
    surjīt ne tainū̃ kī ākhiā?
    What did Surjit say to you?
    Synonyms: ਬੋਲਣਾ (bolṇā), ਕਹਿਣਾ (kahiṇā)

Conjugation

References

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), ਆਖਣਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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