Punjabi

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (dĕkkhaï), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati), from Sanskrit दृश् (dṛś), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /d̪eː.kʰə̆.ɳaː/

    Verb

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    دیکھنا (dekhaṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling دیکھنا) (Doabi)

    1. (intransitive) to look
      اتھے دیکھوotthe dekkho.Look over there.
      میں اوس ول نہیں دیکھ سکدا آ۔maiṉ os vall nahīṉ dekh sakkdā ā.I can't look in his direction.
    2. (transitive) to see, to observe, to look at
      میں اوہ نوں نہیں دیکھ سکدا۔maiṉ oh nūṉ nahīṉ vekh sakkdā.I can't see him.
    3. (transitive) to watch, to safeguard

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    Further reading

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    • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “دیکھن”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (dĕkkhaï), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati), from Sanskrit दृश् (dṛś), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-.

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      Verb

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      دیکْھنا (dekhnā) (transitive, Hindi spelling देखना)

      1. to look, see, watch
      2. to consider, ponder
      3. to look after, care of
      4. to expect, see, anticipate (ie. to see (something in the future))

      Conjugation

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      • Note: The second-person polite form آپ (āp) uses the third-person plural conjugation.
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