سکھی

Punjabi

Pronunciation

Noun

سَکھی • (sakhī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਖੀ)

  1. female friend, companion
Declension
Declension of سکھی
dir. sg. سَکھی‎ (sakhī)
dir. pl. سَکھِیاں‎
singular plural
direct سَکھی‎ (sakhī) سَکھِیاں‎
oblique سَکھی‎ (sakhī) سَکھِیاں‎
vocative سَکھِئے‎ (sakhi'e) سَکھِیو‎ (sakhiyo)
ablative سَکھِیوں‎ (sakhiyoṉ) —
locative — —
instrumental — —

Etymology 2

Corrupted from Classical Persian سخی‎ (saxī), itself from Arabic سَخِي‎ (saḵī).

Adjective

سَکھی • (sakhī) (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਖੀ)

  1. generous, benevolent
Usage notes

Typically used to describe females or feminine nouns.

References
  • “سکھی‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “سخی‎”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
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