Words
Punjabi words and sayings, with meaning, origin and how they're used today.
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- ਬਾਂਹbaanhArm, the limb from the shoulder to the wrist
- ਬਾਂਹ ਫੜਨਾbaanh farhnaTo support and stand by someone
- ਬੱਚਾbachchaChild
- ਬੱਦਲbaddalcloud
- ਬਾਹਰBaharOutside, outdoors; also overseas or abroad, and as a noun the outside or exterior
- ਬਹੂbahudaughter-in-law: your son's wife
- ਬਹੁਤbahutMuch, many, very: a lot, or to a great degree
- ਬੈਠੋbaithosit down (polite command)
- ਬਾਜਰਾBajraPearl millet, a hardy grain and fodder crop of dry regions
- ਬੱਲੇ ਬੱਲੇballe ballehooray, bravo: Punjab's joyful celebration cry from bhangra
- ਬਾਂਦਰ ਕੀ ਜਾਣੇ ਅਦਰਕ ਦਾ ਸਵਾਦbandar ki jaane adrak da swaadPunjabi saying: what would a monkey know of the taste of ginger, said when a good thing is wasted on someone who cannot value it
- ਬਾਪੂbapufather, dad: the warm, respectful household word
- ਬਰਾਤbaraatGroom’s wedding procession
- ਬਰਾਨੀbaraniRain-fed farming; land that depends on rainfall
- ਬਰਫ਼barfsnow; ice
- ਬਰਫ਼ੀBarfiA dense, fudge-like milk sweet made from khoya and sugar, set flat and cut into squares or diamonds (Shahmukhi: برفی)
- ਬਰਖਾbarkhaMonsoon rain; the rains
- ਬਰਸਾਤbarsaatRainy season; monsoon
- ਬਸੰਤbasantspring: the season of new growth between winter and summer
- ਬਾਸਮਤੀBasmatiLong-grain aromatic rice of Punjab
- ਬਜ਼ਾਰBazaarMarket; a street or row of shops where goods are bought and sold
- ਬੇਬੇbebemother, mum: the warm, respectful household word
- ਬੇਚੈਨੀbechainiRestlessness and uneasiness: the anxious state of finding no rest
- ਬੀਜbeejSeed; beginning of the crop
- ਬੇਸਣbesanGram flour: flour ground from chana dal (split Bengal gram), used for pakora, kadhi and missi roti
- ਬਿਹਾਰੀBihariGurmukhi vowel sign for the long ee sound (ੀ)
- ਬਿਜਾਈbijaiSowing: putting seed into a prepared field so a crop can grow; also the sowing work of the season
- ਬਿਜਲੀbijlilightning, electricity
- ਬਿੰਦੀBindiGurmukhi dot-shaped nasal sign (ਂ)
- ਬੋਲੇ ਸੋ ਨਿਹਾਲbole so nihalWhoever utters shall be fulfilled; the first half of the Sikh jaikara, answered by Sat Sri Akal
- ਬੋਲੀਆਂboliyanshort sung couplets performed with giddha and bhangra, led by one singer and repeated by the chorus
- ਬੋਲਣਾbolnaTo speak; to talk
- ਬੂੰਦਾ-ਬਾਂਦੀboonda-baandiDrizzle: very fine, light rain made of tiny droplets, softer and slower than ordinary rain
- ਬੁੱਢਾbuddhaOld; elderly
- ਬੁਘਚੂbugchuA traditional Punjabi folk instrument made from a gourd, played by plucking a string through its skin head
- ਬੁਰਾburaBad; unfortunate, evil
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