ਆਖਣਾ

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Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (akkhaï), 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀇 (akkhāi), from Sanskrit आख्याति (ākhyāti). Cognate to Gujarati આખવું (ākhavũ).

Verb

ਆਖਣਾ (ākhaṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling آکھݨا)

  1. to say, speak
    Synonyms: ਬੋਲਣਾ (bolṇā), ਕਹਿਣਾ (kahiṇā)
    ਸੁਰਜੀਤ ਨੇ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਕੀ ਆਖਿਆ?
    surjīt ne tainū̃ kī ākhiā?
    What did Surjit say to you?

Conjugation

References

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਆਖਣਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 22.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ākhyāti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 47