ਪੱਕਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀓 (*pakkaka), from Sanskrit पक्वक (pakvaka), a derivative of Sanskrit पक्व (pakva, “cooked”).

Adjective

ਪੱਕਾ • (pakkā) (Shahmukhi spelling پکا)

1. hard, firm, solid
2. ripe, mature
3. cooked, baked, hardened
4. (figurative) real, genuine

Declension

Declension of ਪੱਕਾ
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	ਪੱਕਾ (pakkā)	ਪੱਕੇ (pakke)		ਪੱਕੀ (pakkī)	ਪੱਕੀਆਂ (pakkīā̃)
oblique	ਪੱਕੇ (pakke)	ਪੱਕਿਆਂ (pakkiā̃)		ਪੱਕੀ (pakkī)	ਪੱਕੀਆਂ (pakkīā̃)

Related terms

• ਪੱਕਣਾ (pakkaṇā, “bake, ripen”, verb)

Further reading

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