لکنا

See also: لگنا

Punjabi

Punjabi verb set
لُکݨا (lukṇā)
لُکاݨا (lukāṇā)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀤𑀺 (lukkadi), a Middle-Indo-Aryan variant of Sanskrit लुप्यते (lúpyatē), from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /lʊkᵊ.ɳäː/

Verb

لُکݨا • (lukṇā) (intransitive, Gurmukhi spelling ਲੁਕਣਾ)

1. to hide; go into hiding
2. to set; disappear; conceal (ie. for the sun to set; sunset etc.)
3. to steal

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “لُکن”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਲੁਕਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lúpyatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 645