'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.