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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Apabhramsa एम्वइ (emvaï), from Prakrit 𑀏𑀫𑁂𑀅 (emea), from Sanskrit एवम् एव (evam eva). Cognate with Gujarati એમ (em).
Pronunciation
Adverb
ਐਵੇਂ • (aivẽ) (Shahmukhi spelling ایویں)
- for nothing, purposelessly
- fruitlessly, in vain
- free, gratis
Derived terms
References
- “ਐਵੇਂ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ēvam ēva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 122