ਪੈਣਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀅𑀤𑀺 (*paadi)) (a possible variant of 𑀧𑀟𑀤𑀺 (paḍadi)), from Sanskrit पतति (pátati, to fall, fly). Cognate with Hindi पड़ना (paṛnā).

Verb

ਪੈਣਾ • (paiṇā) (intransitive)

  1. to fall, to fall down, to drop
  2. to lie down, lie
  3. (modal auxiliary) must, have to
  4. (auxiliary) marks the intensive present tense

Conjugation

References

  • ਪੈਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pátati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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