سکھنا

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *ḱek-der.
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćíkšati
    Sanskrit शिक्ष॑ति (śíkṣati)
    Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (sikkhaï)
    Pahari-Potwari سکھنا (skhnā)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (sikkhaï), from Sanskrit शिक्ष॑ति (śíkṣati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćíkšati, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱek-. Compare Urdu سیکھنا (sīkhnā).

    Pronunciation

    • (phr) IPA(key): /sɪ.kʰ.ə́.ɳɑː/
    • (phr, dialectal) IPA(key): /sɪ.xᵊ.ɳɑː/

    Verb

    سِکّھݨا (sikkhṇā)

    1. to learn
    2. to study

    Punjabi

    Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Proto-Indo-European *ḱek-der.
      Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćíkšati
      Sanskrit शिक्ष॑ति (śíkṣati)
      Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (sikkhaï)
      Punjabi سکھنا (skhnā)

      Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (sikkhaï), from Sanskrit शिक्ष॑ति (śíkṣati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćíkšati, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱek-. Compare Urdu سیکھنا (sīkhnā).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /sɪ.kʰ.ə́.ɳɑː/
      • (Pakistan, dialectal) IPA(key): /sɪ.xᵊ.ɳɑː/

      Verb

      سِکّھݨا • (sikkhṇā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿੱਖਣਾ)

      1. to learn
      2. to study

      References

      • “سکھنا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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