ਕਰਕੇ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəɾ.keː/

Verb

ਕਰਕੇ • (karke) (Shahmukhi spelling کر کے)

  1. converb form of ਕਰਨਾ (karnā)
    ਵੇੜ੍ਹੇ ਦੀ ਸਫਾਈ ਕਰਕੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਆਈਂ
    veṛhe dī saphāī karke andar āī̃
    After tidying the courtyard come inside
    (literally, “After doing the tidying of the courtyard come inside.”)
  2. By reason of, by means of, on account of
    ਤੇਰੇ ਕਰਕੇ ਹੋਂਦ ਹੈ ਮੇਰੀ, ਤੇਰੇ ਕਰਕੇ ਸ਼ੁਹਰਤ ਹੈ
    tere karke hond hai merī, tere karke śuhrat hai
    I am due to you, so is my fame
    (literally, “on account of you is my existence, on account of you fame.”)