اکھ

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

  • Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (akkhi) from Sanskrit अक्षि (ákṣi).

    Noun

    اَکّھ (akkhf

    1. eye

    Punjabi

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

  • Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (akkhi) from Sanskrit अक्षि (ákṣi).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ək.kʰ/, [ɐkˑʰə̆]
    • Audio (India):(file)

    Noun

    اَکّھ • (akkhf (Gurmukhi spelling ਅੱਖ)

    1. (anatomy) the eye
    2. glance
    3. sight, vision

    Declension

    Declension of اکھ
    singular plural
    direct اَکّھ (akkh) اَکّھاں (akkhāṉ)
    oblique اَکّھ (akkh) اَکّھاں (akkhāṉ)
    vocative اَکّھے (akkhe) اَکّھو (akkho)
    ablative اَکّھوں (akkhoṉ) اَکّھاں (akkhāṉ)
    locative اَکّھی (akkhī) اَکّھِیں (akkhīṉ)
    instrumental اَکّھِیں (akkhīṉ) اَکّھے (akkhe)

    Further reading

    • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “اکھ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
    • Bashir, Kanwal (2012), “اکھ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
    • ਅੱਖ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ákṣi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press