ਵੱਲ
Punjabi
Etymology
From Old Punjabi ਵੱਲਿ (vali), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀯𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀤𑀺 (uvalliyadi), from Sanskrit उपलीयते (upalīyate, “to lie close to”).
Postposition
ਵੱਲ • (val) (Shahmukhi spelling ول)
- in the direction of, toward
- ਉਹ ਅੱਜ-ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਅਪਣੀ ਪੜ੍ਹਾਈ ਵੱਲ ਧਿਆਨ ਰੱਖ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ।
- uh aj-kalh apaṇī paṛhāē val dhiān rakh rihā hae.
- He is paying attention to his studies these days.
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “upalīyatē (2234)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press