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Old Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀮𑀬 (ĕkkalaya), from Sanskrit एकल (ekala) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).
Adjective
ਏਕਲਾ (ekalā)[1][2][3]
- alone, lonely, unattended
1604,
Namdev,
Ādi Granth ang 727:
- ਚੰਦੀਂ ਹਜਾਰ ਆਲਮ ਏਕਲ ਖਾਨਾਂ ॥
- candīṃ hajāra ālama ekala khānāṃ.
- 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
- You alone are the Lord of so many thousands of worlds.
- one, same
1604,
Namdev,
Ādi Granth ang 988:
- ਏਕਲ ਮਾਟੀ ਕੁੰਜਰ ਚੀਟੀ ਭਾਜਨ ਹੈਂ ਬਹੁ ਨਾਨਾ ਰੇ ॥
- ekala māṭī kuñjara cīṭī bhājana haiṃ bahu nānā re.
- 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
- Out of the same clay, the elephant, the ant, and the many sorts of species are formed.
References
- ^ Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਏਕਲਾ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 29
- ^ Surindar Singh Kohli (1996) “ਏਕਲ”, in Dictionary of the Guru Granth Sahib, 1st edition, Amritsar: Singh Brothers, →ISBN, page 148, column 2; republished Amritsar, 2005.
- ^ “ਏਕਲ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024