پاہنا

Punjabi

Punjabi verb set
پاہݨا (pāhṇā)
پُوَاہݨا (pūāhṇā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पादयति (pādáyati).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: pā́ṇā IPA^(key): /päː˦.ɳäː/

Verb

پاہݨا • (pāhṇā) (transitive, Gurmukhi spelling ਪਾਉਣਾ)

1. to put
   1. to put down, lay down (an object)
   2. to put inside
   3. to put on (clothes, accessories etc.)
2. to pour
3. to add, mix
4. to insert
5. to post (letters etc.)

Further reading

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