Punjabi edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ਕਹਿਣਾ (kahiṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling کہݨا)

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

Conjugation edit


Noun edit

ਕਹਿਣਾ (kahiṇām

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

Declension edit

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 edit

  • 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