ਰੁੱਖ
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (rukkha)), from Sanskrit वृक्ष (vṛkṣá).
Noun
ਰੁੱਖ • (rukkha) m (Shahmukhi spelling رکھ)
- tree
- Synonym: ਦਰਖ਼ਤ (darxat)
- ਇਹ ਰੁੱਖ ਬਹੁਤ ਉੱਚਾ ਹੈ।
- iha rukkha bahut uccā hai.
- This tree is very tall.
- ਪੰਛੀ ਰੁੱਖ 'ਤੇ ਬੈਠੇ ਹਨ।
- pañchī rukkha 'te baiṭhe hana.
- Birds are sitting on the tree.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਰੁੱਖ (rukkha) | ਰੁੱਖ (rukkha) |
| oblique | ਰੁੱਖ (rukkha) | ਰੁੱਖਾਂ (rukkhā̃) |
| vocative | ਰੁੱਖਾ (rukkhā) | ਰੁੱਖੋ (rukkho) |
| ablative | ਰੁੱਖੋਂ (rukkhõ) | — |
| locative | ਰੁੱਖੇ (rukkhe) | ਰੁੱਖੀਂ (rukkhī̃) |
| instrumental | ਰੁੱਖੇ (rukkhe) | ਰੁੱਖੀਂ (rukkhī̃) |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rukṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press