ਦਵਾਖਾ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਦਿਵਾਖਾ (divākhā), ਦਿਵਾਖੀ (divākhī), ਦੁਆਖਾ (duākhā)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit दीपवृक्ष (dīpavṛkṣa).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /d̪ə.ʋäː.kʰäː/, [d̪ə.ˈʋäː.kʰäː]
Noun
ਦਵਾਖਾ • (davākhā) m (Shahmukhi spelling دَواکھا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਦਵਾਖਾ (davākhā) | ਦਵਾਖੇ (davākhe) |
| oblique | ਦਵਾਖੇ (davākhe) | ਦਵਾਖਿਆਂ (davākhiā̃) |
| vocative | ਦਵਾਖਿਆ (davākhiā) | ਦਵਾਖਿਓ (davākhio) |
| ablative | ਦਵਾਖਿਓਂ (davākhiõ) | — |
| locative | ਦਵਾਖੇ (davākhe) | — |
| instrumental | ਦਵਾਖੇ (davākhe) | — |
Derived terms
- ਦਵਾਖੜੀ (davākhṛī, diminutive)
Related terms
- ਦੀਉਟ (dīuṭa, “candlestick, lantern”)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dīpavr̥kṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 364
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dīpavarti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 364
- “ਦਵਾਖਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026