Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀤𑀺 (bhodi)), from Sanskrit भवति (bhavati, to happen, to become), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáwHati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwHeti (to grow, become, come into being, appear). Cognate with Gujarati હોવું (hovũ), Hindi होना (honā), Marathi होणे (hoṇe), Nepali हुनु (hunu).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ਹੋਣਾ (hoṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling ہوݨا)

  1. to be, exist
    ਉਹ ਆਦਮੀ ਕੌਣ ਹੈ?
    ó āddamī kauṇ hai?
    Who is that man?
    ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ... ਕੀ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ?
    pañjābbī vicc ... kī hundā hai?
    What is ... in Punjabi?
  2. to become
  3. to happen
    ਕੀ ਹੋਇਆ?
    hoiā?
    What happened?

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References edit

  • ਹੋਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024