اکھ

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

    Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (akkhi) from Sanskrit अक्षि (ákṣi).

    Noun

    اَکّھ (akkhf

    1. eye

    Punjabi

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (akkhi) from Sanskrit अक्षि (ákṣi).

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ək.kʰ/, [ɐkˑʰə̆]
      • Audio (India):(file)

      Noun

      اَکّھ • (akkhf (Gurmukhi spelling ਅੱਖ)

      1. (anatomy) the eye
      2. glance
      3. sight, vision

      Declension

      Declension of اکھ
      singular plural
      direct اَکّھ (akkh) اَکّھاں (akkhāṉ)
      oblique اَکّھ (akkh) اَکّھاں (akkhāṉ)
      vocative اَکّھے (akkhe) اَکّھو (akkho)
      ablative اَکّھوں (akkhoṉ) اَکّھاں (akkhāṉ)
      locative اَکّھی (akkhī) اَکّھِیں (akkhīṉ)
      instrumental اَکّھِیں (akkhīṉ) اَکّھے (akkhe)

      Further reading

      • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “اکھ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
      • Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “اکھ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
      • ਅੱਖ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
      • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ákṣi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press