ਚਾਹੁਣਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀇 (cāhaï), possibly from Sanskrit काङ्क्षति (kāṅkṣati) or चक्ष॑ते (cákṣate). Cognate to Hindi चाहना (cāhnā).

    Verb

    ਚਾਹੁਣਾ • (cāhuṇā) (transitive)

    1. to want, desire
      ਤੂੰ ਕੀ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੈਂ ?
      tū̃ kī karnā cāhundaĩ ?
      What do you want to do?
      ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕੀ-ਕੀ ਵੇਖਣਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹੋ?
      amarīkā vicca tusī̃ kī-kī vekhṇā cāhunde ho?
      What things do you want to see in America?

    Conjugation

    References

    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “cāh”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
    • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਚਾਹੁਣਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.