'ਤੇ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teː/

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Postposition

'ਤੇ • ('te) (Shahmukhi spelling تے)

  1. contraction of ਉੱਤੇ (utte, “on”), showing something is on/at something
    ਕਿਤਾਬ ਗੱਡੀ 'ਤੇ ਹੈ
    kitāb gaḍḍī 'te hai
    The book is in the car
    ਕੁੱਤਾ ਸੋਫੇ 'ਤੇ ਹੈ
    kuttā sophe 'te hai
    The dog is on the sofa
Derived terms
  • ਤੌਰ ਤੇ (taur te, “-ly, forms adverbs from adjectives”, postposition)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Conjunction

'ਤੇ • ('te) (Shahmukhi spelling تے)

  1. contraction of ਅਤੇ (ate, “and”)

References

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “'ਤੇ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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