ਕਹਿਣਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀳𑁂𑀇 (kahei), from Sanskrit कथयति (kathayati).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /kɛː˥.ɳäː/, [ˈkɛː˥.ɳäː], (colloquial, Canada) [ˈkæː.ɳɐˑ]
  • (rare, archaic) IPA(key): /kə.ɦɪ.ɳäː/
  • Hyphenation: ਕ‧ਹਿ‧ਣਾ
  • Rhymes: -äː

Verb

ਕਹਿਣਾ • (kahiṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling کہݨا)

  1. to say, speak
    Synonym: ਆਖਣਾ (ākhaṇā)

Conjugation

Noun

ਕਹਿਣਾ • (kahiṇām

  1. word, comment, utterance
  2. remark, observation

Declension

Declension of ਕਹਿਣਾ
singular plural
direct ਕਹਿਣਾ (kahiṇā) ਕਹਿਣੇ (kahiṇe)
oblique ਕਹਿਣੇ (kahiṇe) ਕਹਿਣਿਆਂ (kahiṇiā̃)
vocative ਕਹਿਣਿਆ (kahiṇiā) ਕਹਿਣਿਓ (kahiṇio)
ablative ਕਹਿਣਿਓਂ (kahiṇiõ)
locative ਕਹਿਣੇ (kahiṇe)
instrumental ਕਹਿਣੇ (kahiṇe)

References

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕਹਿਣਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 531.
  • ਕਹਿਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025