تکنی

Punjabi

Etymology

From تَکّ (takk) +‎ ـݨی (-ṇī). Related to تَکّݨا (takkṇā, “to look; watch”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /t̪ək.kᵊɳiː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

تَکّݨی • (takkṇī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਤੱਕਣੀ)

1. glance, look, gaze

   Synonyms: نَظَر (naz̤ar), نِگاہ (nigāh)

Declension

Declension of تکنی

	singular	plural
direct	تَکّݨی (takkṇī)	تَکّݨِیاں (takkṇīyāṉ)
oblique	تَکّݨی (takkṇī)	تَکّݨِیاں (takkṇīyāṉ)
vocative	تَکّݨِیے (takkṇiye)	تَکّݨِیو (takkṇīv)
ablative	تَکّݨِیوں (takkṇīvṉ)	تَکّݨِیاں (takkṇīyāṉ)
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “تکنی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਤੱਕਣੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025