ਰੋਣਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑁄𑀅𑀇 (roaï), 𑀭𑁄𑀯𑀇 (rovaï), 𑀭𑁄𑀬𑀇 (royaï), from Sanskrit रोदति (rodati), रोदिति (róditi).

Verb

ਰੋਣਾ • (roṇā) (intransitive, Shahmukhi spelling رونا)

1. to cry, weep

References

• “ਰੋਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rōdati, rōditi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 627