ڈگنا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀟𑀺𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁆 (*ḍigg, root). Cognate with Hindi डिगना (ḍignā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɖɪɡ.ɡə.ɳäː/

Verb

Punjabi verb set
ڈِگّݨا (ḍiggṇā)
ڈِگاݨا (ḍigāṇā)

ڈِگّݨا • (ḍiggṇā) (intransitive, Gurmukhi spelling ਡਿੱਗਣਾ)

1. to fall

   Synonym: ڈَھیݨا (ḍhaeṇā)

2. to decrease (particularly in relation to currency – monetary or otherwise)
3. (transitive) to drop; lose
4. (figuratively) to become sick

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ڈِگّن”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਡਿੱਗਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “giḍḍ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press