ਕਰਨਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Punjabi verb set
ਕਰਨਾ (karnā)
ਕਰਾਉਣਾ (karāuṇā)
ਕਰਵਾਉਣਾ (karvāuṇā)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁂𑀇 (karei), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁄𑀢𑀺 (karoti), from Sanskrit क॒रोति॑ (karóti), from कृ॒णोति॑ (kṛṇóti), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥náwti, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- + *-néwti. Cognate with Hindi करना (karnā).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kəɾ.näː/, [ˈkəɾ.näː]
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    Verb

    ਕਰਨਾ • (karnā) (ambitransitive, Shahmukhi spelling کرنا)

    1. (transitive) to do, act, perform
    2. (transitive) an element of a compound verb: makes most (especially borrowed) adjectives and nouns into verbs
      ਸਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ
      sāf karnā
      To clean
    3. (transitive, auxiliary) to do habitually

    Conjugation

    References

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