Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁂𑀤𑀺 (dassedi)), from Sanskrit दर्शयति (darśáyati, to show), from the root दृश् (dṛś).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ਦੱਸਣਾ (dassaṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling دسّݨا)

  1. to tell, explain, show

Conjugation

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References

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  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਦੱਸਣਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “darśáyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press