Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

From تَکّ (takk) +‎ ـݨی (-ṇī). Related to تَکّݨا (takkṇā, to look; watch).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

تَکّݨی (takkṇīf (Gurmukhi spelling ਤੱਕਣੀ)

  1. glance, look, gaze
    Synonyms: نَظَر (naz̤ar), نِگاہ (nigāh)

Declension edit

Declension of تکنی
dir. sg. تَکّݨی (takkṇī)
dir. pl. تَکّݨِیاں (takkṇīyāṉ)
singular plural
direct تَکّݨی (takkṇī) تَکّݨِیاں (takkṇīyāṉ)
oblique تَکّݨی (takkṇī) تَکّݨِیاں (takkṇīyāṉ)
vocative تَکّݨِیے (takkṇiye) تَکّݨِیو (takkṇīv)
ablative تَکّݨِیوں (takkṇīvṉ)
locative
instrumental

Further reading edit

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “تکنی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਤੱਕਣੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024