ਪੱਕਾ
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀓 (*pakkaka), from Sanskrit पक्वक (pakvaka), a derivative of Sanskrit पक्व (pakva, “cooked”).
Adjective
ਪੱਕਾ • (pakkā) (Shahmukhi spelling پکا)
- hard, firm, solid
- ripe, mature
- cooked, baked, hardened
- (figurative) real, genuine
Declension
Declension of ਪੱਕਾ | |||||
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masculine | feminine | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
direct | ਪੱਕਾ (pakkā) | ਪੱਕੇ (pakke) | ਪੱਕੀ (pakkī) | ਪੱਕੀਆਂ (pakkīā̃) | |
oblique | ਪੱਕੇ (pakke) | ਪੱਕਿਆਂ (pakkiā̃) | ਪੱਕੀ (pakkī) | ਪੱਕੀਆਂ (pakkīā̃) |
Related terms
- ਪੱਕਣਾ (pakkaṇā, “bake, ripen”, verb)
Further reading
- “ਪੱਕਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਪੱਕਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.