ونجنا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi وَن٘جَݨُ (vaññaṇu), from Sanskrit वञ्चति (vañcati, “to move, crawl, travel”), from the root वञ्च् (vañc). Akin to Saraiki ونڄݨ (vañaṇ). Compare Urdu بچنا (bacnā, “to escape, be saved”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋə̃ɲ.d͡ʒə.ɳaː/, [ʋə̃ɲ.ɲə.ɳäː]

Verb

وَن٘جݨا • (vañṇā) (intransitive, Gurmukhi spelling ਵੰਞਣਾ) (Jhangli, Shahpuri)

1. to go

   وین٘دا پیا ہَیں؟

   veṉdā peyā haiṉ?

   (to a male) are you going?

2. (auxiliary) indicates completion

   کھا وَن٘جو

   khā vaño

   eat up

Synonyms

• جاݨا (jāṇā)