ਕਰਨਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Punjabi verb set
ਕਰਨਾ (karnā)
ਕਰਾਉਣਾ (karāuṇā)
ਕਰਵਾਉਣਾ (karvāuṇā)
  • Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁂𑀇 (karei), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁄𑀢𑀺 (karoti), from Sanskrit क॒रोति॑ (karóti), from कृ॒णोति॑ (kṛṇóti), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥náwti, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- + *-néwti. Cognate with Hindi करना (karnā). (Infinitive form most likely from Prakrit [script needed] (karaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kəɾ.näː/, [ˈkəɾ.näː]
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    Verb

    ਕਰਨਾ • (karnā) (ambitransitive, Shahmukhi spelling کرنا)

    1. (transitive) to do, act, perform
    2. (transitive) an element of a compound verb: makes most (especially borrowed) adjectives and nouns into verbs
      ਸਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ
      sāf karnā
      To clean
    3. (transitive, auxiliary) to do habitually

    Conjugation

    References

    • ਕਰਨਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025