ਰਹਾਉਣਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਰਹਾਓਣਾ (rahāoṇā)

Etymology 1

From ਰਹਿਣਾ (rahiṇā, “remain”).

Punjabi verb set
ਰਹਿਣਾ (rahiṇā)
ਰਹਾਉਣਾ (rahāuṇā)

Verb

ਰਹਾਉਣਾ • (rahāuṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling رہاؤݨا)

1. to stop, pause

   Synonyms: ਰੁਕਣਾ (rukṇā), ਠਹਿਰਨਾ (ṭhahirnā), ਅਟਕਨਾ (aṭaknā)

Derived terms

• ਰਹਾਉ f (rahāu, “pause”)

Etymology 2

From ਰਾਹਣਾ (rāhṇā, “plough; groove”).

Punjabi verb set
ਰਾਹਣਾ (rāhṇā)
ਰਹਾਉਣਾ (rahāuṇā)

Verb

ਰਹਾਉਣਾ • (rahāuṇā) (transitive, Shahmukhi spelling رہاؤݨا)

1. causative of ਰਾਹਣਾ (rāhṇā)
2. to have (a millstone) roughened

Derived terms

• ਰਹਾਈ f (rahāī, “payment for having a millstone roughened”)

References

• “ਰਹਾਉਣਾ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• “ਰਹਾਉਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025