Punjabi

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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سَکھی (sakhīf (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਖੀ)

  1. female friend, companion
Declension
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Declension of سکھی
dir. sg. سَکھی (sakhī)
dir. pl. سَکھِیاں (sakhīyāṉ)
singular plural
direct سَکھی (sakhī) سَکھِیاں (sakhīyāṉ)
oblique سَکھی (sakhī) سَکھِیاں (sakhīyāṉ)
vocative سَکھِیے (sakhiye) سَکھِیو (sakhīv)
ablative سَکھِیوں (sakhīvṉ)
locative
instrumental

Etymology 2

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Corrupted from Classical Persian سخی (saxī), itself from Arabic سَخِي (saḵī).

Adjective

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سَکھی (sakhī) (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਖੀ)

  1. generous, benevolent
Usage notes
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Typically used to describe females or feminine nouns.

References

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