ਵੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਭੀ (bhī), from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺 (vi), 𑀧𑀺 (pi), 𑀅𑀯𑀺 (avi)), from Sanskrit अपि (api). Compare Hindi भी (bhī).

Particle

ਵੀ • (vī) (Shahmukhi spelling وی)

1. also, even

Adverb

ਵੀ • (vī) (Shahmukhi spelling وی)

1. too, also

   ਮੈਂ ਵੀ ਬਾਤ ਸੁਣਨਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।

   maĩ vī bāt suṇnā cāhundā hā̃.

   I want to listen too.

References

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