ਦੁੱਖ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਦੁਖ (dukh)
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit दुःख (duḥkha).
Noun
ਦੁੱਖ • (dukkha) m (Shahmukhi spelling دُکّھ)
- sorrow, grief, suffering
- Synonym: ਸ਼ੋਕ (śok)
- ਦੁੱਖ ਨੇ ਉਹਨੂੰ ਜਿੱਤ ਲਿਆ
- dukkha ne uhanū̃ jitta liā
- Sorrow overcame him
- pain
- emnity, feud
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਦੁੱਖ (dukkha) | ਦੁੱਖ (dukkha) |
| oblique | ਦੁੱਖ (dukkha) | ਦੁੱਖਾਂ (dukkhā̃) |
| vocative | ਦੁੱਖਾ (dukkhā) | ਦੁੱਖੋ (dukkho) |
| ablative | ਦੁੱਖੋਂ (dukkhõ) | — |
| locative | ਦੁੱਖੇ (dukkhe) | ਦੁੱਖੀਂ (dukkhī̃) |
| instrumental | ਦੁੱਖੇ (dukkhe) | ਦੁੱਖੀਂ (dukkhī̃) |
Further reading
- “ਦੁੱਖ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026