وارنا

See also: واڑنا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀇 (vārei), Sanskrit वारयते (vārayate) / वारयति (vārayati).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ʋäːɾᵊ.näː/

Verb

وارنا • (vārnā) (transitive, Gurmukhi spelling ਵਾਰਨਾ)

1. to sacrifice; make a sacrifice of

   Synonym: قُرْبان کَرْنا (qurbān karnā)

2. to sacrifice something to avert evil by waving it around the specific person's head before giving it away

   Synonym: صَدْقے کَرْنا (ṣadqe karnā)

Further reading

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