-ਣ

Punjabi

Etymology

Likely the same etymology as -ਣਾ (-ṇā), without the extension in Middle Indo-Aryan. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əɳ/ (consonant stems)
  • IPA(key): /-ɳ/ (vowel stems)
  • Rhymes: -əɳ

Suffix

-ਣ • (-ṇa)

  1. used to form the oblique infinitive
    ‎ਪੀ (pī, “drink”, stem) + ‎-ਣ (-ṇa) → ‎ਪੀਣ (pīṇ, “to drink (oblique)”)
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