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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Punjabi ਵੰਞਣੁ (vaññaṇu), from Sanskrit वञ्चति (vañcati, to move, crawl, travel), from the root वञ्च् (vañc). Akin to Punjabi وَن٘جݨا (vañṇā). Compare Urdu بچنا (bacnā, to escape, be saved).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʋə̃ɲ.ʄəɳ/, [ʋə̃.ɲəɳ]

Verb

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وَن٘ڄَݨ (vaṉǰaṇ) (Devanagari वंॼण) (intransitive)

  1. to go
    ویْن٘دا پیْں؟
    vīṉdā peṉ?
    (to a male) are you going?
  2. (auxiliary) indicates completion