Meaning of -ਵਾਂ | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Deverbal suffix, added to a verb root to form adjectives describing something prone to, purposed for, described by or characterized by the verb action)
   morpheme
2. Forms ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers
   morpheme

Examples

“ਬੱਝ (bajjha, “bound”) + -ਵਾਂ (-vā̃) → ਬੱਝਵਾਂ (bajjhavā̃, “steady, fixed, bound (of an amount)”)”

“ਟੁੱਟ (ṭuṭṭa, “break”) + -ਵਾਂ (-vā̃) → ਟੁੱਟਵਾਂ (ṭuṭṭavā̃, “piecemeal”)”

“ਫੇਰ (pher, “move, turn”) + -ਵਾਂ (-vā̃) → ਫੇਰਵਾਂ (phervā̃, “movable, turnable”)”

“ਛੇ (che, “six”) + -ਵਾਂ (-vā̃) → ਛੇਵਾਂ (chevā̃, “sixth”)”

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