ਵੱਲ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਵਲਿ (vali /⁠valli⁠/), from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀯𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀺 (uvalliyadi)), from Sanskrit उपलीयते (upalīyate, “to lie close to”).

Postposition

ਵੱਲ • (valla) (Shahmukhi spelling وَلّ)

1. in the direction of, toward

   ਉਹ ਅੱਜ-ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਅਪਣੀ ਪੜ੍ਹਾਈ ਵੱਲ ਧਿਆਨ ਰੱਖ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ।

   uha ajja-kallh apaṇī paṛhāī valla dhiāna rakkha rihā hai.

   He is paying attention to his studies these days.

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “upalīyatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 104