ڈگنا
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Punjabi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀟𑀺𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁆 (*ḍigg, root). Cognate with Hindi डिगना (ḍignā).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ɖɪɡ.ɡə.ɳäː/
Verb[edit]
| Punjabi verb set |
|---|
| ڈِگّݨا (ḍiggṇā) |
| ڈِگاݨا (ḍigāṇā) |
ڈِگّݨا • (ḍiggṇā) (intransitive, Gurmukhi spelling ਡਿੱਗਣਾ)
- to fall
- Synonym: ڈَھیݨا (ḍhaeṇā)
- to decrease (particularly in relation to currency – monetary or otherwise)
- (transitive) to drop; lose
- (figuratively) to become sick
Further reading[edit]
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ڈِگّن”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਡਿੱਗਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “giḍḍ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press