ਦੁਖਿ
Old Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂𑀇 (dukkhei), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀔𑀻𑀬𑀢𑀺 (dukhīyati, Dhauli), from Sanskrit दुःखति (duḥkhati), दुःखयति (duḥkhayati), दुःखीयति (duḥkhīyati). Compare Old Marathi 𑘟𑘳𑘏𑘜𑘹 (dukhaṇe).
Verb
ਦੁਖਿ (dukhi) (intransitive)
- to be pained, suffer
Descendants
- Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi: ਦੁਖਣਾ (dukhṇā)
- Shahmukhi: دُکھݨا (dukhaṇā)
Further reading
- Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 156.
- “ਦੁਖਿ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley, “duḥkhati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, 1969–1985, page 365.