ਝੋਕਣਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *झोक्कति (*jhokkati, to stoop, break), related to Sanskrit *झुक्कति (*jhukkati), from the Sanskrit root *झुक्क् (*jhukk). Related to ਝੁਕਣਾ (jhukṇā), from Sanskrit *झुक्कति (*jhukkati). By surface analysis, ਝੋਕ (jhok, verb stem) +‎ -ਣਾ (-ṇā)This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

Verb

ਝੋਕਣਾ • (jhokṇā) (transitive, Shahmukhi spelling جھوکنا)

  1. to stoke
    1. to push fuel into something (e.g. a furnace, oven or hearth)
  2. (figurative) to force one into a hazardous situation (e.g. war)

Conjugation

References

  • ਝੋਕਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026