Punjabi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀳𑁂𑀇 (kahei), from Sanskrit कथयति (kathayati).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ਕਹਿਣਾ (kahiṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling کہݨا)

  1. to say, speak
    Synonym: ਆਖਣਾ (ākhaṇā)

Conjugation

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Noun

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ਕਹਿਣਾ (kahiṇām

  1. word, comment, utterance
  2. remark, observation

Declension

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Declension of ਕਹਿਣਾ
dir. sg. ਕਹਿਣਾ (kahiṇā)
dir. pl. ਕਹਿਣੇ (kahiṇe)
singular plural
direct ਕਹਿਣਾ (kahiṇā) ਕਹਿਣੇ (kahiṇe)
oblique ਕਹਿਣੇ (kahiṇe) ਕਹਿਣਿਆਂ (kahiṇiā̃)
vocative ਕਹਿਣਿਆ (kahiṇiā) ਕਹਿਣਿਓ (kahiṇio)
ablative ਕਹਿਣਿਓਂ (kahiṇiõ)
locative ਕਹਿਣੇ (kahiṇe)
instrumental ਕਹਿਣੇ (kahiṇe)

References

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  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕਹਿਣਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 531.
  • ਕਹਿਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024