آکھنا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀤𑀺 (akkhadi)), from Sanskrit आख्याति (ākhyāti). Cognate to Pahari-Potwari آخݨا (āxṇā) and Gujarati આખવું (ākhavũ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /äːkʰᵊ.ɳäː/
• (Dialectal) IPA^(key): /äːxᵊ.ɳäː/

Verb

آکھݨا • (ākhṇā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਆਖਣਾ)

1. to say, speak

   Synonyms: بولݨا (bolṇā), کَہْݨا (kahṇā), دَسّݨا (dassṇā)

2. to state

References

• “آکھنا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024