Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਭੀ (bhī), from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺 (vi), 𑀧𑀺 (pi), 𑀅𑀯𑀺 (avi)), from Sanskrit अपि (api). Compare Hindi भी (bhī).

Particle edit

ਵੀ () (Shahmukhi spelling وی)

  1. also, even

Adverb edit

ਵੀ () (Shahmukhi spelling وی)

  1. too, also
    ਮੈਂ ਵੀ ਬਾਤ ਸੁਣਨਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।
    maĩ bāt suṇnā cāhundā hā̃.
    I want to listen too.

References edit

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਵੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.