رکھنا

Punjabi

Punjabi verb set
رَکّھوَاݨا (rakkhoāṇā)
رَکّھݨا (rakkhṇā)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi [Term?], from Prakrit 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (rakkhaï, “to guard, protect”), from Sanskrit रक्षति (rákṣati). Cognate with Urdu رکھنا (rakhnā) / Hindi रखना (rakhnā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɾək.kʰə.ɳäː/
• (Pakistan, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɾəxᵊ.ɳäː/, /ɾəɦᵊ.ɳäː/

Verb

رَکّھݨا • (rakkhṇā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੱਖਣਾ)

1. to keep, retain
2. to place, put, lay
3. to hold
4. to save, protect
5. to keep, nurture, fosterage (ie. an animal)

Further reading

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