Punjabi

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀺𑀟𑁆 (*ciḍ).

Verb

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چھیڈݨا (cheḍṇā) (transitive, Gurmukhi spelling ਛੇਡਣਾ) (colloquial)

  1. to adjust, to tinker, to disturb
  2. to tune (an instrument)
  3. to begin, to instigate (a war, a quarrel), to stir up, to raise (a matter)
  4. to strike up (music)
  5. to stir up, to provoke
  6. to meddle, to interfere with, to tease, mock, annoy
  7. to tease or harass a woman in a sexual or obscene fashion

Conjugation

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Further reading

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