ਪੱਕਾ

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Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀓 (*pakkaka), from Sanskrit पक्वक (pakvaka), a derivative of Sanskrit पक्व (pakva, cooked).

Adjective[edit]

ਪੱਕਾ (pakkā) (Shahmukhi spelling پکا)

  1. hard, firm, solid
  2. ripe, mature
  3. cooked, baked, hardened
  4. (figurative) real, genuine

Declension[edit]

Declension of ਪੱਕਾ
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct ਪੱਕਾ (pakkā) ਪੱਕੇ (pakke) ਪੱਕੀ (pakkī) ਪੱਕੀਆਂ (pakkīā̃)
oblique ਪੱਕੇ (pakke) ਪੱਕਿਆਂ (pakkiā̃) ਪੱਕੀ (pakkī) ਪੱਕੀਆਂ (pakkīā̃)

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • ਪੱਕਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਪੱਕਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.