ਸੇਕਣਾ

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Punjabi

Punjabi verb set
ਸਿਕਣਾ (sikṇā)
ਸੇਕਣਾ (sekṇā)
ਸਿਕਾਉਣਾ (sikāuṇā)
ਸਿਕਵਾਉਣਾ (sikvāuṇā)

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit *𑀲𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (*sĕkkaï). Cognate with Hindi सेंकना (sẽknā).

    Verb

    ਸੇਕਣਾ (sekṇā)

    1. (intransitive) to bask, enjoy warmth
      ਧੁੱਪ ਸੇਕਣੀdhuppa sekṇīto bask in the sun
    2. (transitive) to heat, warm up
    3. (transitive, figurative) to thrash, beat

    Conjugation

    Further reading

    • ਸੇਕਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
    • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸੇਕਣਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.