وارنا

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See also: واڑنا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀇 (vārei), Sanskrit वारयते (vārayate) / वारयति (vārayati).

Pronunciation

Verb

وارنا (vārnā) (transitive, Gurmukhi spelling ਵਾਰਨਾ)

  1. to sacrifice; make a sacrifice of
    Synonym: قُرْبان کَرْنا (qurbān karnā)
  2. to sacrifice something to avert evil by waving it around the specific person's head before giving it away
    Synonym: صَدْقے کَرْنا (ṣadqe karnā)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “وارن”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਵਾਰਨਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vāráyatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press