سکھنا

Punjabi

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *ḱek-der.

Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćíkšati

Sanskrit शिक्ष॑ति (śíkṣati)

Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (sikkhaï)

Punjabi سکھنا (skhnā)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (sikkhaï), from Sanskrit शिक्ष॑ति (śíkṣati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćíkšati, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱek-. Compare Urdu سیکھنا (sīkhnā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪ.kʰ.ə́.ɳɑː/
• (Pakistan, dialectal) IPA^(key): /sɪ.xᵊ.ɳɑː/

Verb

سِکّھݨا • (sikkhṇā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿੱਖਣਾ)

1. to learn
2. to study

References

• “سکھنا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025