ਔਖਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀅𑀯𑀓𑁆𑀔 (*avakkha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit अपक्ष (apakṣa, “wingless”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɔː.kʰäː/, [ɔːk̚.kʰäː]
• Rhymes: -äː
• Hyphenation: ਔ‧ਖਾ

Adjective

ਔਖਾ • (aukhā) (Shahmukhi spelling اوکھا)

1. difficult

Declension

Declension of ਔਖਾ
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	ਔਖਾ (aukhā)	ਔਖੇ (aukhe)		ਔਖੀ (aukhī)	ਔਖੀਆਂ (aukhīā̃)
oblique	ਔਖੇ (aukhe)	ਔਖਿਆਂ (aukhiā̃)		ਔਖੀ (aukhī)	ਔਖੀਆਂ (aukhīā̃)

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਔਖਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 56.
• “ਔਖਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “apakṣá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 19