ਥੁੱਕਣਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀢𑀺 (*thukkati). Related to ਥੁੱਕ (thukka). Cognate to Hindi थूकना (thūknā), Marathi थुंकणे (thuṅkṇe).

Pronunciation

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Verb

ਥੁੱਕਣਾ • (thukkaṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling تُھکّݨا)

1. to spit

Further reading

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਥੁੱਕਣਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 1132.