ਦੇਖਣਾ

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Punjabi

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Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (dĕkkhaï), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati), from Sanskrit दृश् (dṛś), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /d̪eː.kʰə̆.ɳaː/

    Verb

    ਦੇਖਣਾ (dekhaṇā) (ambitransitive, Shahmukhi spelling دیکھنا) (Doabi)

    1. (intransitive) to look
      ਓਥੇ ਦੇਖੋotthe dekkho.Look over there.
      ਮੈਂ ਉਸ ਵੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਦੇਖ ਸੱਕਦਾ maĩ usa valla nahī̃ dekh sakkadā ā.I can't look in his direction.
    2. (transitive) to see, to observe, to look at
      ਮੈਂ ਓਹਨੂੰ ਨਹੀਂ ਦੇਖ ਸੱਕਦਾ।maĩ ohanū̃ nahī̃ dekh sakkadā.I can't see him.
    3. (transitive) to watch, to safeguard

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    Further reading

    • ਦੇਖਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025