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ਵੇਖਣਾ

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀤𑀺 (dĕkkhadi), from Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati /⁠dekkhati⁠/), 𑀤𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dakhati /⁠dakkhati⁠/), from Sanskrit *देक्षति (dekṣati), *दृक्षति (dṛkṣati), somehow related to the root दृश् (dṛś). Compare Urdu دیکھنا (dekhnā).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ਵੇਖਣਾ (vekhṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling ویکھݨا)

  1. (intransitive) to look
    ਓਥੇ ਵੇਖੋotthe vekkho.Look over there.
    ਮੈਂ ਉਸ ਵੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਵੇਖ ਸੱਕਦਾ ਹਾਂmaĩ usa valla nahī̃ vekh sakkadā hā̃.I can't look in his direction.
  2. (transitive) to see, to observe, to look at
    ਮੈਂ ਓਹਨੂੰ ਨਹੀਂ ਵੇਖ ਸੱਕਦਾ।
    maĩ ohanū̃ nahī̃ vekh sakkadā.
    I can't see him.
  3. (transitive) to watch, to safeguard

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Further reading

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  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ویکھن”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “ਵੇਖਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
  • ਵੇਖਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024