Punjabi edit

Punjabi verb set
ਰੱਖਣਾ (rakkhaṇā)
ਰਖਵਾਉਣਾ (rakhvāuṇā)

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਰਖਿ (rakkhi), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (rakkhaï, to guard, protect), from Sanskrit रक्षति (rákṣati).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɾəkːʰə̆ɳäː/

Verb edit

ਰੱਖਣਾ (rakkhăṇā) (transitive, Shahmukhi spelling رکّھنا)

  1. to keep
    ਮੈਂ ਇੱਥੇ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਹਾਂ
    maĩ itthe rakkhadā hā̃.
    I'm keeping it here.
  2. to protect
  3. to hold
  4. to place, put, lay
    ਤੁਸਾਂ ਡੰਡਿਆਂ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਰੱਖੇ ਹਨ?
    tusā̃ ḍaṇḍiā̃ kitthe rakkhe han?
    Where did you put the sticks?

Conjugation edit


Derived terms edit

References edit

  • ਰੱਖਣਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
  • ਰੱਖਣਾ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • ਰੱਖਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਰੱਖਣਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 951.