ਅੱਖ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit अक्खि (akkhi), from Sanskrit अक्षि (akṣi), Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hákši, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs (“eye”). Cognate with Hindi आँख (ā̃kh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ə.kːʰə̆/

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Noun

ਅੱਖ • (akkh) f (Shahmukhi spelling اَکّھ)

1. (anatomy) the eye
2. sight, vision

Declension

Declension of ਅੱਖ

	singular	plural
direct	ਅੱਖ (akkha)	ਅੱਖਾਂ (akkhā̃)
oblique	ਅੱਖ (akkha)	ਅੱਖਾਂ (akkhā̃)
vocative	ਅੱਖੇ (akkhe)	ਅੱਖੋ (akkho)
ablative	ਅੱਖੋਂ (akkhõ)	—
locative	ਅੱਖੇ (akkhe)	ਅੱਖੀਂ (akkhī̃)
instrumental	ਅੱਖੇ (akkhe)	ਅੱਖੀਂ (akkhī̃)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ákṣi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 3