ਵੱਲ
Punjabi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਵਲਿ (vali /valli/), from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀯𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀺 (uvalliyadi)), from Sanskrit उपलीयते (upalīyate, “to lie close to”).
Postposition edit
ਵੱਲ • (valla) (Shahmukhi spelling وَلّ)
- in the direction of, toward
- ਉਹ ਅੱਜ-ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਅਪਣੀ ਪੜ੍ਹਾਈ ਵੱਲ ਧਿਆਨ ਰੱਖ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ।
- uha ajja-kallh apaṇī paṛhāī valla dhiāna rakkha rihā hai.
- He is paying attention to his studies these days.
Further reading edit
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “upalīyatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 104