ਇਕੇਲਾ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਇਕਲੁ (ikalu /⁠ikallu⁠/), ਏਕਲਾ (ekalā)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀮𑀬 (ĕkkalaya), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*ekkalla) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-) (compare Sanskrit एकल (ekala)). Cognate with Old Hindi अकेला (akelā), Old Gujarati एकलउं (ekalaüṃ), Old Marathi 𑘊𑘎𑘩 (ekala), 𑘧𑘹𑘎𑘩 (yekala), 𑘧𑘹𑘏𑘩 (yekhala).

Adjective

ਇਕੇਲਾ (ikelā)

1. alone, lonely, unattended

Descendants

• Punjabi: akelā, ikallā

  Gurmukhi script: ਅਕੇਲਾ, ਇਕੱਲਾ

  Shahmukhi script: اَکیْلا, اِکَلّا

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਇਕੇਲਾ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 27.
• “ਇਕੇਲਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ēkkala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 121