ਤਪਣਾ

Punjabi

Punjabi verb set
ਤਪਣਾ (tapṇā)
ਤਪਾਉਣਾ (tapāuṇā)

Alternative forms

  • ਤੱਪਣਾ (tappaṇā)

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀇 (tappaï), from Sanskrit तप्य॑ति (tápyati). Cognate with Persian تافتن (tâftan, to heat, verb).

    Verb

    ਤਪਣਾ • (tapṇā) (intransitive, Shahmukhi spelling تپنا)

    1. to heat up, warm up, become hot or heated
    2. (figurative) to be angry
      Synonym: ਭੜਕਣਾ (bhaṛkaṇā)
    3. (figurative) to be feverish
    4. to burn with pain or grief
    5. to practise austerities
    6. to glow

    Conjugation

    • ਤਪਾਈ f (tapāī, heating)
    • ਤੌ m (tau, heat from sun or fire), ਤਾਉ m (tāu), ਤਾਅ m (tāa),
    • ਤਪਸ਼ f (tapaś, heat)
    • ਤੱਤਾ f (tattā, hot; warm)
    • ਤੌਂਦੀ f (taundī, hot season of May and June)

    Further reading

    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tápyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 323
    • ਤਪਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
    • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਤਪਣਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tápas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 322
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tāpá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 328