પાકવું

Gujarati

Etymology

From a verbal derivative of Sanskrit पक्व (pakvá, “ripe”). Cognate with Punjabi ਪੱਕਣਾ (pakkaṇā) / پَکّݨا (pakkṇā), Saraiki پَکَّݨ (pakkaṇ), Nepali पाक्नु (pāknu), Hindi पकना (paknā), Bengali পাকা (paka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑk.ʋũ/

Verb

પાકવું • (pākvũ)

1. to ripen
2. to bear fruit
3. to grow old

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pakvá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 429
• “પાકવું”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• “પાકવું”, in રેખ્તા ગુજરાતી શબ્દકોશ (rekhtā gujrātī śabdakoś) (in Gujarati), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.