Punjabi

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

Etymology

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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, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸੇਕਣਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.