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ਲੰਘਣਾ

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Punjabi

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Punjabi verb set
ਲੰਘਣਾ (laṅghṇā)
ਲੰਘਾਉਣਾ (laṅghāuṇā)

Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit लङ्घयति (laṅghayati).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [lə˦ŋ.ɡə̆ɳäː]

Verb

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ਲੰਘਣਾ (laṅghṇā) (intransitive, Shahmukhi spelling لَن٘گْھݨا)

  1. to pass, cross, go by
    ਸੜਕ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਲੰਘਣਾ
    saṛak viccõ laṅghṇā
    to cross the street
    (literally, “to pass from within the street”)
    ਪਲ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਲੰਘਣਾ
    pal viccõ laṅghṇā
    to experience a moment
    (literally, “to pass from within a moment”)
  2. to pass (of time)
    Synonyms: ਗੁਜ਼ਰਨਾ (guzranā), ਬੀਤਣਾ (bītṇā), ਬਤੀਤ ਹੋਣਾ (batīt hoṇā)
    ਪੂਰਾ ਸਾਲ ਲੰਘ ਗਿਆ
    pūrā sāl laṅgh giā.
    It has been a whole year.
    (literally, “a whole year has passed”)
  3. (euphemistic) to pass away, die
    Synonyms: ਮਰਨਾ (marnā), ਬੀਤਣਾ (bītṇā), ਲੱਦਣਾ (laddaṇā)

Conjugation

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References

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  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਲੰਘਣਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
  • ਲੰਘਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026