ਐਵੇਂ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Apabhramsa एम्वइ (emvaï), from Prakrit 𑀏𑀫𑁂𑀅 (emea), from Sanskrit एवम् एव (evam eva). Cognate with Gujarati એમ (em).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛːʋẽː]

Adverb

ਐਵੇਂ • (aivẽ) (Shahmukhi spelling ایویں)

  1. for nothing, purposelessly
  2. fruitlessly, in vain
  3. free, gratis

Derived terms

  • ਐਵੇਂ ਕਿਵੇਂ (aivẽ kivẽ)
  • ਐਵੇਂ ਤੋਂ ਸਾਵਾਂ (aivẽ tõ sāvā̃)

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.