Punjabi

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Punjabi verb set
ਸਿਕਣਾ (sikṇā)
ਸੇਕਣਾ (sekṇā)
ਸਿਕਾਉਣਾ (sikāuṇā)
ਸਿਕਵਾਉਣਾ (sikvāuṇā)

Etymology

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    Inherited from Prakrit *𑀲𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (*sĕkkaï). Cognate with Hindi सेंकना (sẽknā).

    Verb

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    ਸੇਕਣਾ (sekṇā)

    1. (intransitive) to bask, enjoy warmth
      ਧੁੱਪ ਸੇਕਣੀdhuppa sekṇīto bask in the sun
    2. (transitive) to heat, warm up
    3. (transitive, figurative) to thrash, beat

    Conjugation

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    Further reading

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    • ਸੇਕਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
    • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸੇਕਣਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.