ਪੈਣਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀅𑀤𑀺 (*paadi)) (a possible variant of 𑀧𑀟𑀤𑀺 (paḍadi)), from Sanskrit पतति (pátati, to fall, fly). Cognate with Hindi पड़ना (paṛnā).

Verb

ਪੈਣਾ (paiṇā) (intransitive)

  1. to fall, to fall down, to drop
  2. to lie down, lie
  3. (modal auxiliary) must, have to
  4. (auxiliary) marks the intensive present tense

Conjugation

References

  • ਪੈਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), pátati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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