ਵੀ

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Punjabi ਭੀ (bhī), from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺 (vi), 𑀧𑀺 (pi), 𑀅𑀯𑀺 (avi)), from Sanskrit अपि (api). Compare Hindi भी (bhī).

Particle

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ਵੀ () (Shahmukhi spelling وی)

  1. also, even

Adverb

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ਵੀ () (Shahmukhi spelling وی)

  1. too, also
    ਮੈਂ ਵੀ ਬਾਤ ਸੁਣਨਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।
    maĩ bāt suṇnā cāhundā hā̃.
    I want to listen too.

References

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  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਵੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.