ਸੋਚਣਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑁄𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀇 (sŏccaï, to purify), from Sanskrit शोच्यते (śōcyatē, to be purified; to be made to feel pain), from the root शुच् (śuc).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /soːt͡ʃ.ɳäː/, [ˈsoːt͡ʃ(ə̆).ɳäː]
  • Hyphenation: ਸੋਚ‧ਣਾ
  • Rhymes: -äː

Verb

ਸੋਚਣਾ • (socṇā) (intransitive, Shahmukhi spelling سوچݨا)

  1. to think [with genitive and ਬਾਰੇ ‘to think about’]
    ਤੂ ਕੀ ਸੋਚ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ?
    tū kī soc rihā hai?
    What are you thinking?
    ਉਹਦੇ ਬਾਰੇ ਨਾ ਸੋਚੋ
    uhade bāre nā soco.
    Don't think about him.
  2. (by extension) to ponder; deliberate; contemplate
  3. to consider
  4. to wonder; imagine
  5. to worry

Conjugation

References

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਸੋਚਣਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.