ਵੇਖਣਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀯𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (avĕkkhaï), from Sanskrit अवेक्ष॑ते (ávékṣate), from अव- (ava-) + ईक्ष॑ते (ī́kṣate).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    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

    • 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, 2025