ਵੱਲ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ʋ)əl.lɪ̆/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਵਲਿ (vali /⁠valli⁠/), from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀯𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀺 (uvalliyadi)), from Sanskrit उपलीयते (upalīyate, “to lie close to”).

Noun

ਵੱਲ • (vallĭ) m (Shahmukhi spelling وَلّ)

1. way, mode, manner

   Synonyms: ਢੰਗ (ḍhaṅg), ਚੱਜ (cajja)

Postposition

ਵੱਲ • (vallĭ) (Shahmukhi spelling وَلّ)

1. in the direction of, toward

   Synonym: ਤਰਫ਼ (taraf)

   ਓਹ ਅੱਜ-ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਆਪਣੀ ਪੜ੍ਹਾਈ ਵੱਲ ਧਿਆਨ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਪਿਆ ਹੈ।

   oha ajja-kallh āpaṇī paṛhāī valla dhiāna rakkhadā piā hai.

   He is paying attention to his studies these days.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

ਵੱਲ • (vall) (Shahmukhi spelling وَلّ)

1. good, well; recovered

   Synonym: ਠੀਕ (ṭhīk)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “upalīyatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 104