Punjabi words for Bed (Charpayi in Hindi/Urdu)
- Manja (general or for big one)
- Manji (for small one)
Used primarily in Eastern Punjabi, but sometimes also in Western Punjabi (Lahnda)
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- KhaaT / KhaTR ਖੱਟ / ਖੱਟੜ
Used primarily in Western Punjabi, but also in Eastern Punjabi (especially in Malwai and Puadhi dialects)
Formula: Present form + pyaa/paiii/paye/paiiiyaa'n (پیا، پئی، پئے، پئِیاں / ਪਿਆ, ਪਈ, ਪਏ, ਪਈਆਂ )
Examples:
Oh khaandaa pyaa ai. (m, sing)
Oh khaandii paii ai. (f, sing)
Oh khaanday paye ney. (m, plr, ney=han=hin=haiN)
Oh khaandiiyaa'n paiiyaa'n ney. (f, plr, ney=han=hin)
Mein aandaa pyaa'n. (I am coming. Pyaa + aa'n)
Kardaa/karnaa pyaa, dekhdaa pyaa, kardiiyaa pyiyaa, krendiyaa pyiyaa etc.
Use Present tense, not Past, and remember that "Pyaa" also means lying, placed, resting, etc:
Suttiiyaa'n paiiyaa'n ne/hen. (They are asleep. Here, Paiiyaa'n = Lying/Resting)
Saundiiyaa'n paiiyaa'n ney. (They are sleeping. Here, Paiiyaa'n = Continous tense)
Order can sometimes be changed:
Oh tenu ke aakhdaa pyaa ai? => Oh tenu ke pyaa aakhdaa?
RovaN nuu jee karendaa pyaa ai! => RovaN nuu jee pyaa karendaa!
This is Punjabi's only continuous tense where the verb before the continuous tense marker also changes with gender and plural/singular (compare Example No4 with all given teses). This tense seems to be common everywhere.
Formula: Gerundive form + Dyaa/Daii/Daye/Daiiyaa'n (ڈیا، ڈئی، ڈئے، ڈئِیاں / ਡਿਆ, ਡਈ, ਡਏ, ਡਈਆਂ)
Examples:
Oh khaaN dyaa ai. (m, sing)
Oh khaaN daii ai. (f, plr)
Oh khaaN daye ney. (m, plr, ney=han=hin=haiN)
Oh khaaN daiiyaa'n ney. (f, plr, ney=han=hin=haiN)
Mein aaN dyaa'n. (I am coming. Dyaa + aa'n)
VekhaN dyaa, dassaN dyaa, karan daye, etc.
I do not know if this can work with Majhi's special verbs, "ee", "soo", "jay". My family only uses this when we talk to someone of this dialect. :)
Only used in Eastern Punjabi, mostly spoken in India, but also in Lahore region.
Formula: Regular feminine past form + Jaandaa/Jaandii/Jaanday/Jaandiiyaa'n (جاندا، جاندی، جاندے، جاندِیاں / ਜਾਂਦਾ, ਜਾਂਦੀ, ਜਾਂਦੇ, ਜਾਂਦੀਆਂ)
Note: Punjabi has many irregular past forms (Khaadaa, Peetaa, Suttaa, DHaTTHaa[from DHaiNaa], Latthaa[from lehNaa], Moyaa from Marnaa, Keeta from Karnaa, etc, I have a detailed post on this).
This tense does not utilize the above irregular forms, rather all verbs will be given regular forms and only their feminine version. Let us observe:
Examples:
Oh khaaii/khadhi jaandaa ai. (Feminine past tense of "KhaavaN"
Oh khaaii/khaadhi jaandii ai. (f, sing)
Oh khaaii jaanday ney. (m, plr, ney=han=hin=haiN)
Oh khaaii jaandiiyaa'n ney. (f, plr, ney=han=hin=haiN)
Mein aayi jaanaa/janda. (I am coming. Jaandaa + aa'n)
Karii jaandaa ai. (He is doing. Not "Keetii", rather it is given a regular past form here)
Dassii jaandaa, Aakhii jaandaa, Jaaii jaandaa, Sauii jaandaa (not "Suttii" [slept]) etc
Formula: Root verb + ey + krda
This works with the verb " krda " doing
Examples:
Oh khaaye/ khaave krda
Oh khaaye/khaave krdi ey. (f, sing)
Oh khaaye/khaave krde ney. (m, plr, ney=han=hin=haiN)
Oh khaaye krde ney. (f, plr, ney=han=hin=haiN)
Mein aave krdi a (I am coming)
Jaave krda , vekhe krda, etc.
Formula: Feminine past form + Aandaa/Aaandii/Aanday/Aandiiyaa'n (آندا، آندی، آندے، آندِیاں / ਆਂਦਾ, ਆਂਦੀ, ਆਂਦੇ, ਆਂਦੀਆਂ)
This tense is almost the same as Number (3), except two things. Here the irregular past tense (if present) is retained, so Karnaa becomes "Keetii aandaa", KhaavaN becomes "Khaadii aandaa", secondly as you can see, "Jaandaa" is replaced by "Aandaa". Compare the examples with No.3 "Malvaii".
I have only heard this tense in my family, by our house helper and in a poem of the well known modern Punjabi poet Shakir Shujaa Aabaadi.
Please tell me if you use or have heard of this as well! 😊
Examples:
Oh khaadii aandaa ai. (m, sing, Not "Khaaii" as was in No.3)
Oh khaadii aandii ai. (f, sing)
Oh khaadii aanday ney. (m, plr)
Oh khaadii aandiiyaa'n ney. (f, plr)
Mein aaii aanaa'n. (I am coming. Aandaa + aa'n)
Keetii aandaa, dassii aanday, aakhii aandiiyaa'n, etc.
Shakir Shujaa Aabaadii writes:
"Asar ai duaa da jo dukkh ṭal gaye Shaakir, karam keetii aandaa ai k'hudaa, haulay haulay(slowly)"
Armaan Tajpuriya writes:
" Tere pyaar ch mai mar jaasa, bss mede naal wafadar rahvi, mai tenDe aaste kamm kiti aanda bss tere mukkhRe te muskaan dekhN/DekhNe aaste
(in Malvii, this would have been "karii/kiti jaandaa")
1) Casual :
This uses "n", and I called it casual as it seems to convey a friendly, common, and perhaps, informal tone. Used everywhere in Punjab.
Examples:
HuN taa'n karnaa peNa/PoNa ! (Now we will have to do!)
Oh aande pye hoNe/HovNe (They will be coming)
Tenu vii Punjabi vichh miTTHiiyaa'n-miTTHiiyaa'n gallaa'n karniiyaa'n aa jaaNiiyaa'n ne/hen. (You too will be able to say sweet phrases in Punjabi)
Khapp taa'n hoNi vey huN! (Of course, there will be trouble now!)
Mein vekhNaa'n ehnu, tusa mere tey chhaDD dyo. (I will look into this, leave it to me)
Pehlaa'n mein kujjh veylay aastay othay rehNaa, pher tuhaaDay kol aaNaa. (First I will stay there for some time, then I will come to you)
Tuu karnaa'n ain, ke mein ee karnaa? (Will you do it or will I have to do it afterall?)
Mein ehki takkna pya a, jado na ehki takkya, Asa tuRe/TaaRe pyaar ch mar juliye!
Ehnuu dhappay paye hoNay (hovaNgay) pyo kolo'n, taa'nhiiyo bootthii baNaaii huii ai (He probably got slaps from his father, which is why he is in a bad mood)
Eh ethay vichhaaye jaaNay, ke othay? (These will be spread over here or there?)
Tusaa vii naal aavNaa? (You'll also be coming?)
Eh juttiiyaa'n kitho labbhNiiyaa'n hen? (From where will I find these shoes?)
From poetry: "VaiRi mare taa'n khushii na kariye, sajjaN vi mar JaaNa, Ḍeegar tey din aaye Muhammad, oRak nuu dub jaaNa" - Muhammad Bak'hsh (Enemy dies, do not rejoice, the friend too will die, the days have come to evening and will soon come to an end[describing human life])
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-g Eastern Punjabi future tense:
This uses the usual "-g" form similar to Urdu/Hindi, however the way it works in Punjabi is a little different.
Malwi/Doabi/Puadhi:
This use " -u " rule
Jaa + u + ga
Aa + u + gaa
Kar + u + gaa
Mein Jaauga/Jaaugi
Tu Jaauga/Jaaugi
Oh Jaauge/Jaugiyaa
Asi Jaauge/Jaaugiyaa
Tusi Jaauge/Jaugiyaa
Shortforms:
Jaauga becomes Jaau (Jaasi/Veysi/Julsi)
Aauga becomes Aau (Aasi)
Paauga becomes Paau (Pesi/Posi)
And etc.....
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Majhi:
It mainly use " -v " rule
Ja + Ve + Gaa
Jaa + Gaa
Jaa + ye + Gaa
Mein Javaaga/Jaaygaa / Jaayega
Tu Jaavega/Jaayga / Jaayega
Oh Jaavega/Jaayga | Jaange/Jaangiyaa
Asi Javage/Jaayge / Jaayege
Tusi Javage/Jaayge / Jaayege
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Dogri/Kangri:
It use simple rule or " -u " rule
For singular, it only use -g
Jaa + g or Ja + ge/ Jaa + u + ge
Main Jaayg / Jaayga or Jaauga
Tu Jaayg / Jaayga or Jaauga
Oh Jaayge / Jaauge
Asi Jaayge / Jaauge
Tusi Jaayge / Jaauge
Examples:
HuN taa'n karnaa payegaa/pavaygaa ! (Now we will have to do!)
Oh aanday paye hoNge / HovNge
Tenu vii Punjabi vichh miTTHiiyaa'n-miTTHiiyaa'n gallaa'n karniiyaa'n aa jaaNgiiyaa/jaavNgiiyaa. (You too will be able to say sweet phrases in Punjabi)
Tusa vii naal aavoge/aauge? (You'll also be coming?)
Eh juttiiyaa kitho labbhaNgiiyaa? (From where will I find these shoes?)
Khapp taa hovegii huN ! (Of course, there will be trouble now!)
Tu karegaa/Karuga, ke mein ee karaagaa? (Will you do it or will I have to do it afterall?)
From poetry: "Jada sabbh saiiyaa'n Ṭur jaaNgiiyaa'n, fer othe mool-na aaNgiiyaa, Kar kattaN vall dhyaaN kuRe!" - Bulleh Shah (When all your girl friends will walk away, they will certainly not return, focus on your spinning oh girl!)
Eastern Majhi:
Amritsar/Lahore/TarnTaran/Gurdaspur/ Pathankot
Mein Aayaa Saa'n / Haa'n ਸਾਂ / ਹਾਂ
Asi Aaye Saa'n / Haa'n ਸਾਂ / ਹਾਂ
Asi Ayiyaa Siyaa/Hiyaa ਸਿਆਂ / ਹਿਆਂ
Oh Aayaa Sii / Hii ਸੀ / ਹੀ
Oh Aaye San ਸਨ
Tu Aaya Se'n ਸੈਂ
Tusi Aaye So ਸੋ
There is no gender distinction, e.g: Mein Aayii Saa'n / Oh Aayii Si / Oh Aayiiyaa'n San
Examples:
Comedy poem: "Jaagdaa mein aggay ee saa'n pya" (Jaag mein pehlay hi raha thaa)
Song by Fariha Parvez: "Jada'n boohe tey horn maar ke bulaanda se'n!" (uses "se'n" a lot here)
Youtuber: "O saaDay he san na", "Oh aakhde san"
Famous poem: "Uche lamme honde saa'n"
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Doabi/Malwi:
Jalandhar/Hoshiarpur/Phagwara/ Kapurthala/Ludhiana/Bhatinda, Mansa,.....
Mein Aaya Saa'n ਸਾਂ
Mein Aayi Saa'n ਸਾਂ
Asi Aaye Saa'n ਸਾਂ
Asi Ayiyaa Siyaa'n/Saa'n ਸਿਆਂ / ਸਾਂ
Oh Aaya Si ਸੀ
Oh Aaye Sii ਸੀ
Tu Aaya Se'n ਸੈਂ
Tusi Aaye So ਸੋ
Examples:
Comedy drama: "RoTi de tem tu kiddhar chala gya se'n?" / "Baahr beTHa hoya saa'n"
Comedy drama: "Oh aahNe (aakhde) sii, jihlay Hindustan tey Pakistan ik saa, gore di hakumat hovNi sii"
Drama: "Maasi kitthe gaye so?" / "Mein vyaahe apar gayii siiyaa'n"
Radio talk: "HuN tu'n nhi eh shuru tu'n aa, eh jihlay roadaa'n kachiiyaa'n hovNiiyaa'n siiyaa'n"
Drama: "Mein javaani ch laavNi hondi siiyaa'n, marna se osle"
Comedy: "Jisle tenu vyaahi te aahnda saa'n, oslay eh aadtaa'n us de vich ko ni siiyaa'n"
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Dogri:
Jammu/Udhampur, Kathua, Poonch,...
Mein Aaya haa ਹਾਂ
Mein Aayi haa ਹਾਂ
As Aaye haa ਹਾਂ
Oh Aaya hii ਹੀ
Oh Aayiya hiyaa ਹਿਆ
Tu Aaya he'n ਹੈਂ
Tus Aaye he ਹੈਂ
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Puadhi:
Sangrur, Chandigarh, Mohali, Patiala,....
Mein Aayaa taa'n ਤਾਂ
Mein Aayi taa'n ਤਾਂ
Asa Aaye Taa'n ਤਾਂ
Asa Aayiyaa Tiyaa ਤਿਆਂ
Oh Aaya Ti ਤੀ
Oh Aaye Ti ਤੀ
Tu Aaya Te'n ਤੈਂ
Tusa Aaye Te'n ਤੈਂ
Galh-baat ਗੱਲ੍ਹ - ਬਾਤ
Southern Punjabi dialects may use ਗਾਲ੍ਹ Gaalh
Here, Baat is not Hindi/Urdu's word for Talk
In Punjabi, baat/vaat means information
Galh-baat
Galh-vaat
Talk-information
How :
- Kive
- kidda (only in Doabi dialect)
- kiyaa
- Kinjh
- Kistraa/Kihtraa (casually)
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Like This:
- Ive
- Idda (Only in Doabi dialect)
- iyaa
- Injh
- istraa/ihtraa (casually)
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Like that:
- Ove/Uve
- Odda/udda (only in Doabi dialect)
- oyaa/uyaa
- Unjh/Onjh
- Ustraa/Uhtraa
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Punjabi words for Poor/Helpless/Bechara
Vechara/Bechara (Persian)
Shoddha (Persian)
Nimaana (Pure Punjabi word)
Brother:
• Bhra/Bhira ਭਰਾ / ਭੀਰਾ • Bha/Bhau ਭਾ / ਭਾਉ • Veer/Beer ਵੀਰ / ਬੀਰ • Ada/Lala (elder brother) ਅਦਾ/ ਲਾਲਾ
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Sisters:
• Bhen ਭੈਣ • Adi ਅਦੀ
Majhi Punjabi :
Mein Aayaa Saa'n ਸਾਂ
Asi Aaye Saa'n ਸਾਂ
Oh Aaya Sii ਸੀ
Oh Aaye San ਸਨ
Tu Aaya Se'n ਸੈਂ
Tusi Aaye So ਸੋ
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Doabi/Malwai Punjabi :
Mein Aaya Saa'n ਸਾਂ
Asi Aaye Saa'n ਸਾਂ
Oh Aaya Sii ਸੀ
Oh Aaye Sii ਸੀ
Tu Aaya Se'n ਸੈਂ
Tusi Aaye So ਸੋ
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Northern Punjabi (Dogri/Kangri)
Mein Aaya Haa'n ਹਾਂ
As Aaye Haa'n ਹਾਂ
Oh Aaya Ha ਹਾਂ
Oh Aaye He ਹੇ
Oh Ayiyaa Hiyaa ਹੀਆਂ
Tusi Aaye He ਹੇ
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Mostly, People can using Si, Si, Si for everything nowadays 😑
This sounds weird and it's wrong
Punjabi Word for a Big Fire/Flame (ਭਾਂਬੜ/بھانبڑ)
Also means Bonfire
"Bhabaarh/Bhamaarh"
Sultan Bahu famous Punjabi poet from Jhang writes:
"Duddh dahi taa'n har koi riRkay! Aashiq bhaah riRkeynde
Ta chaToora, mann madhaaNi Aahi'n naal haleynde"
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Punjabi words for just Fire: - Agg ਅੱਗ - Bhah ਭਾਹ
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Pronunciation:
- Eastern Punjabi: Pah
- Western Punjabi : Bhah
Where: Kithe/Kuthe/Kitha / Kidde
When: Kado/Kada (Kadd is shortform)
Then: Phir/Vat/Val/Vala / MuR
Alright: Accha/Hala (Hala is pure Punjabi)
Life: Jindgi/Hyaati
Tree: Rukh/Virkh/VaN / Drakht (Drakht is Persian)
Frog: Daddu/Dedar
Bear: Ricch
Lion: Shinnh/Sihaa/Sihu / Sher
Garden: Baari/Vaari (Bagh/Bagicha is Persian)
Onion: Gandha/Gattha/Vassal
Shop: HaaTi / HaaT (Dukaan is Persian)
Water: PaaNi/PaaNRi / Jal
Village: PinD / Graa'n / Gaa'n / Basti/ Chak
Leg: Latt/Jangh
Flower: Phul / Gul (Gul is Persian)
Television: Durdarshan
Computer: Gintak
Calculator: Hisaabi
Device: Yantar
Door: Buha/ Bhitt / Baar /.......
To sit: BehNa / BesNa (BehNa is common)
To lift: ChaNa/ ChakkNa / ChukkNa
Down: Thalle/Talle or Hetha
Up: Utte / Upar (Utte is pure Punjabi )
Ground: PiR / Maidaan (PiR is Pure Punjabi)
Park: Ser-Gah (basically its Persian)
University: Danish-Gah (Persian)
Face: Mukh/MukkhRa / Shakal / Chehra
Mouth: Moouh / VaaT
Wisdom teeth: DaaRh/JaaRh / HaaNyoo/HaaNo
To throw: SattNa / SittNa / SuttNa
To build: BaaNaaNa / BaNaavNa / BaNaaoNa
Empty hands: SakkhNe Haath
("SakkhNa " means Empty (used only for hands)
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Empty: Khali / Sunjha ( Sunjha is pure Punjabi )
Street: Vihi/Bihi (Gaali is Persian)
Method: Vall/Daa (Tariqa is Arabic)
Right method: Chajj / Jaach or Dhang
Never: Nijj (Kdde nhi)
Now: HuN
Just now: HuNe
Friend:
- Dost (Persian)
- Yaar (Sanskrit)
- Sangi (Pure Punjabi)
- Beli (Pure Punjabi)
- AaRi (Pure Punjabi)
- Guru (Pure Punjabi)
-.......
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I will do: Mai karsa / karunga / Karaanga / Kargaa
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He will go:
Oh jaasi/jauga (JaaNa/JaavNa verb)
Oh veysi (VanjNa/VehNa verb)
Oh Julsi (JulNa verb)
Oh gacchsi (GacchNa verb)
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He will come:
Oh aasi / aauga / aavega / aayega / aayga
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Dead: Moya/ marya
Alive: Jinda/Jiondaa
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To stand:
- KhaaRnaa / Khaalnaa
- KhaloNaa (Khala HoNa)
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To talk: GalaaNa (also means to speak)
- Talk : Gallh / Gaalh ਗੱਲ੍ਹ / ਗਾਲ੍ਹ
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To speak:
- AlaaNa/AlaavNa (southern Punjabi dialects)
- BolNa (very common)
- KooNa (Majhi/Pothwari/Dogri)
- UbhrNa/AbhrNa (Dhanni/Thalochi)
- BaoNa (Pothwari)
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Nowadays people are ruining Punjabi language
In both sides of Punjab, especially in Eastern Punjabi
They mix Hindi/urdu with Punjabi
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I will give examples:
Mai kr reha haa - Hindi/Urdu tense, not Punjabi
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In Punjabi, it's :
- Mai krda/krenda pya haa (common)
- Mai krna pya haa (Pothwari Punjabi)
- Mai kiti/kri janda haa (Malwi Punjabi)
- Mai kre krda haa (Pahari dialects)
- Mai krN dya haa (Eastern Majhi)
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Mix of Hindi/Urdu words in Punjabi
-Niche = Thalle/ Talle or Hetha
- Tarbuz is Matira or Hadwaana (Dwaana)
- Intezaar = Udeek/Addek (Deek)
- Bahut /Boht = Bahu / Bahutaa / Bahlaa / Batera,...
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Ap da naam ki ey = This is Hindi/Urdu
Punjabi is
Tusa/Tuha da naa ki/ke/kya ey (common)
Tusa na naa ke ey (Pothwari Punjabi)
Tuhnda naa ke ey (Pahari Punjabi)
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And many other things