Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit डाकिनी (ḍākinī).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਡੈਣ (ḍaiṇf (Shahmukhi spelling ڈَیݨ)

  1. witch

Declension

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Declension of ਡੈਣ
dir. sg. ਡੈਣ (ḍaiṇ)
dir. pl. ਡੈਣਾਂ (ḍaiṇā̃)
singular plural
direct ਡੈਣ (ḍaiṇ) ਡੈਣਾਂ (ḍaiṇā̃)
oblique ਡੈਣ (ḍaiṇ) ਡੈਣਾਂ (ḍaiṇā̃)
vocative ਡੈਣੇ (ḍaiṇe) ਡੈਣੋ (ḍaiṇo)
ablative ਡੈਣੋਂ (ḍaiṇõ) ਡੈਣਿਆੰ (ḍaiṇiā̃)
locative ਡੈਣੇ (ḍaiṇe) ਡੈਣੀਂ (ḍaiṇī̃)
instrumental ਡੈਣੇ (ḍaiṇe) ਡੈਣੀਂ (ḍaiṇī̃)

References

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  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਡੈਣ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.