ਪੰਖੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *peg-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣa)

Sanskrit इन् (in)

Sanskrit पक्षिन् (pakṣin)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀔𑀺 (pakhi)

Prakrit 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (pakkhi)

Old Punjabi ਪੰਖੀ (paṅkhī)

Punjabi ਪੰਖੀ

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਪੰਖੀ (paṅkhī), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (pakkhi), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀔𑀺 (pakhi), from Sanskrit पक्षिन् (pakṣin), from पक्ष (pakṣa) + इन् (in).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /pəŋ.kʰiː/, [ˈpəŋ.kʰiː]

Noun

ਪੰਖੀ • (paṅkhī) m (Shahmukhi spelling پنکھی)

1. bird

   Synonyms: ਪੰਖੇਰੂ (paṅkherū), ਪੰਛੀ (pañchī), ਪਰਿੰਦਾ (parindā)

Declension

Declension of ਪੰਖੀ

	singular	plural
direct	ਪੰਖੀ (paṅkhī)	ਪੰਖੀ (paṅkhī)
oblique	ਪੰਖੀ (paṅkhī)	ਪੰਖੀਆਂ (paṅkhīā̃)
vocative	ਪੰਖੀਆ (paṅkhīā)	ਪੰਖੀਓ (paṅkhīo)
ablative	—	—
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

References

• Christopher Shackle (2011), “ਪੰਖੀ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 177
• “ਪੰਖੀ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2026
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਪੰਖੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
• “ਪੰਖੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026