وکھ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀓𑁆𑀔 (vakkha), from Sanskrit वक्षस् (vakṣas).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ʋək.kʱᵊ/

Adjective

وَکّھ • (vakkh) (Gurmukhi spelling ਵੱਖ)

1. apart, distinct
2. disjointed; disconnected
3. separate, unrelated
4. separated

Noun

وَکّھ • (vakkh) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਵੱਖ)

1. separation
2. side

Declension

Declension of وکھ
dir. sg.	وَکّھ (vakkh)
dir. pl.	وَکّھاں (vakkhāṉ)
	singular	plural
direct	وَکّھ (vakkh)	وَکّھاں (vakkhāṉ)
oblique	وَکّھ (vakkh)	وَکّھاں (vakkhāṉ)
vocative	وَکّھے (vakkhe)	وَکّھو (vakkho)
ablative	وَکّھوں (vakkhoṉ)	—
locative	وَکّھے (vakkhe)	وَکّھِیں (vakkhīṉ)
instrumental	وَکّھے (vakkhe)	وَکّھِیں (vakkhīṉ)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• وَکّھا (vakkhā)
• وَکّھی (vakkhī)
• وَکّھْرا (vakkhrā)
• وَکّھْراپَݨ (vakkhrāpaṇ)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “وکھ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਵੱਖ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vákṣas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 658