ਇਕੇਲਾ
Old Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਇਕਲੁ (ikalu /ikallu/), ਏਕਲਾ (ēkalā)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀮𑀬 (ekkalaya), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*ekkalla) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-) (compare Sanskrit एकल (ekala)). Cognate with Old Hindi अकेला (akelā), Old Gujarati एकलउं (ekalaüṃ), Old Marathi 𑘊𑘎𑘩 (ekala), 𑘧𑘹𑘎𑘩 (yekala), 𑘧𑘹𑘏𑘩 (yekhala).
Adjective
ਇਕੇਲਾ (ikelā)
- alone, lonely, unattended
Descendants
- Punjabi: akelā, ikallā
- Gurmukhi: ਅਕੇਲਾ, ਇਕੱਲਾ
- Shahmukhi: اَکیْلا, اِکَلّا
Further reading
- Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 27.
- “ਇਕੇਲਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ēkkala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 121