ਰੱਖਣਾ

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Punjabi

Punjabi verb set
ਰਖੀਣਾ (rakhīṇā)
ਰੱਖਣਾ (rakkhaṇā)
ਰਖਾਉਣਾ (rakhāuṇā)
ਰਖਵਾਉਣਾ (rakhvāuṇā)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਰਖਿ (rakkhi), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (rakkhaï, to guard, protect), from Sanskrit रक्षति (rákṣati).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾəkːʰə̆ɳäː/

Verb

ਰੱਖਣਾ (rakkhăṇā) (transitive, Shahmukhi spelling رکّھݨا)

  1. to keep
    ਮੈਂ ਇੱਥੇ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਹਾਂ
    maĩ itthe rakkhadā hā̃.
    I keep it here.
  2. to protect
  3. to hold
  4. to place, put, lay
    ਤੁਸਾਂ ਡੰਡਿਆਂ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਰੱਖੇ ਹਨ?
    tusā̃ ḍaṇḍiā̃ kitthe rakkhe han?
    Where did you put the sticks?

Conjugation

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References

  • ਰੱਖਣਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
  • ਰੱਖਣਾ”, in Punjabipedia (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • ਰੱਖਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਰੱਖਣਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 951.