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Punjabi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਵਲਿ (vali /valli/), from Paisaci Prakrit (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀯𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀺 (uvalliyadi)), from Sanskrit उपलीयते (upalīyate, “to lie close to”).
Noun
ਵੱਲ • (vallĭ) m (Shahmukhi spelling وَلّ)
- way, mode, manner
- Synonyms: ਢੰਗ (ḍhaṅg), ਚੱਜ (cajja)
Postposition
ਵੱਲ • (vallĭ) (Shahmukhi spelling وَلّ)
- in the direction of, toward
ਓਹ ਅੱਜ-ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਆਪਣੀ ਪੜ੍ਹਾਈ ਵੱਲ ਧਿਆਨ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਪਿਆ ਹੈ।- oha ajja-kallh āpaṇī paṛhāī valla dhiāna rakkhadā piā hai.
- He is paying attention to his studies these days.
- Synonym: ਤਰਫ਼ (taraf)
Etymology 2
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Adjective
ਵੱਲ • (vall) (Shahmukhi spelling وَلّ)
- good, well; recovered
- Synonym: ਠੀਕ (ṭhīk)
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