ਡੈਣ
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻 (ḍāiṇī), from Sanskrit डाकिनी (ḍākinī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɖɛːɳə̆/
Noun
ਡੈਣ • (ḍaiṇ) f (Shahmukhi spelling ڈَیݨ)
- witch; sorceress
- (figuratively, derogatory) hag; an unpleasant, ugly woman
- Synonym: ਚੁੜੈਲ (cuṛail)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਡੈਣ (ḍaiṇ) | ਡੈਣਾਂ (ḍaiṇā̃) |
| oblique | ਡੈਣ (ḍaiṇ) | ਡੈਣਾਂ (ḍaiṇā̃) |
| vocative | ਡੈਣੇ (ḍaiṇe) | ਡੈਣੋ (ḍaiṇo) |
| ablative | ਡੈਣੋਂ (ḍaiṇõ) | — |
| locative | ਡੈਣੇ (ḍaiṇe) | ਡੈਣੀਂ (ḍaiṇī̃) |
| instrumental | ਡੈਣੇ (ḍaiṇe) | ਡੈਣੀਂ (ḍaiṇī̃) |
References
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਡੈਣ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ḍākínī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 311