ਦੁਖਿ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂𑀇 (dukkhei), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀔𑀻𑀬𑀢𑀺 (dukhīyati, Dhauli), from Sanskrit दुःखति (duḥkhati), दुःखयति (duḥkhayati), दुःखीयति (duḥkhīyati). Compare Old Marathi 𑘟𑘳𑘏𑘜𑘹 (dukhaṇe).

Verb

ਦੁਖਿ (dukhi) (intransitive)

1. to be pained, suffer

Descendants

• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਦੁਖਣਾ (dukhṇā)

  Shahmukhi script: دُکھݨا (dukhṇā)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਦੁਖਿ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 156.
• “ਦੁਖਿ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “duḥkhati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 365