Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/akhada/ ਅ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਅਖਾੜਾ akhada Say it**a-KHAA-daa**Type**Noun**Shahmukhiاکھاڑا In short The akhada is the wrestling arena and training ground, the pit of softened earth where pehlwans train at dawn under a guru's strict discipline. ## How it's used 1. 1ਉਹ ਪਿੰਡ ਦੇ ਅਖਾੜੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੁਸ਼ਤੀ ਸਿੱਖਦਾ ਹੈ।He learns wrestling at the village akhada. 2. 2ਅਖਾੜੇ ਦੀ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਨੂੰ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।The akhada’s earth is held sacred. 3. 3ਗੁਰੂ ਨੇ ਅਖਾੜੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਵੇਂ ਪਹਿਲਵਾਨ ਦਾ ਸਵਾਗਤ ਕੀਤਾ।The guru welcomed the new wrestler into the akhada. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਅਖਾੜਾ ਪਹਿਲਵਾਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਤਿਆਰੀ ਦੀ ਥਾਂ ਹੈ। ਸਵੇਰੇ-ਸਵੇਰੇ ਪਹਿਲਵਾਨ ਦੌੜਦੇ ਹਨ, ਕਸਰਤ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੁਸ਼ਤੀ ਲੜਦੇ ਹਨ। ਅਖਾੜੇ ਦਾ ਗੁਰੂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਉਸਦੀ ਆਗਿਆ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਪੱਤਾ ਵੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਿੱਲਦਾ। ਪਹਿਲਵਾਨਾਂ ਦਾ ਖਾਣਾ ਵੀ ਖ਼ਾਸ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਦੁੱਧ, ਘਿਓ, ਬਦਾਮ। ਅਖਾੜਾ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਖੇਡ ਦੀ ਥਾਂ ਨਹੀਂ, ਅਨੁਸ਼ਾਸਨ ਦਾ ਸਕੂਲ ਹੈ। ## Meaning ਅਖਾੜਾ (akhada) is the wrestling arena and training ground, the pit of softened earth where pehlwans practise at dawn, and the institution around it: the guru, the disciples, the strict discipline of the wrestler’s life. To “belong to an akhada” means to live by its code. ## Origin and etymology The word’s origin is not firmly established in the sources; it has long named both the physical training pit and the brotherhood that trains in it. ## Cultural context The akhada day begins before sunrise: running, bodyweight exercises, practice bouts in the mud, then the wrestler’s diet, milk, ghee, almonds. The guru is obeyed absolutely; the earth of the pit is treated with respect, almost as sacred. Village akhadas have produced Punjab’s great pehlwans for generations, and though modern gyms have arrived, the mud akhada keeps its prestige, its wrestlers are seen as made of sterner stuff. The akhada is also a social school: humility before the guru, loyalty to fellow wrestlers, and the village’s pride riding on your shoulders at the next dangal. ## What does akhada mean in Punjabi? ਅਖਾੜਾ (akhada) is the wrestling arena and training ground, the pit of softened earth where pehlwans practise at dawn, and the institution around it: the guru, the disciples, the strict discipline of the wrestler’s life. To “belong to an akhada” means to live by its code. ## How is akhada used in a sentence? In Punjabi: "ਉਹ ਪਿੰਡ ਦੇ ਅਖਾੜੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੁਸ਼ਤੀ ਸਿੱਖਦਾ ਹੈ।", meaning "He learns wrestling at the village akhada.". ## Where does akhada come from? The word’s origin is not firmly established in the sources; it has long named both the physical training pit and the brotherhood that trains in it. ## What is the cultural significance of akhada? The akhada day begins before sunrise: running, bodyweight exercises, practice bouts in the mud, then the wrestler’s diet, milk, ghee, almonds. The guru is obeyed absolutely; the earth of the pit is treated with respect, almost as sacred. ## ਅਖਾੜਾ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਅਖਾੜਾ ਪਹਿਲਵਾਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਤਿਆਰੀ ਦੀ ਥਾਂ ਹੈ। ਸਵੇਰੇ-ਸਵੇਰੇ ਪਹਿਲਵਾਨ ਦੌੜਦੇ ਹਨ, ਕਸਰਤ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੁਸ਼ਤੀ ਲੜਦੇ ਹਨ। ## ਅਖਾੜਾ ਨੂੰ ਵਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ? ਉਦਾਹਰਨ: "ਉਹ ਪਿੰਡ ਦੇ ਅਖਾੜੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੁਸ਼ਤੀ ਸਿੱਖਦਾ ਹੈ।" (He learns wrestling at the village akhada.) ## ਅਖਾੜਾ ਦਾ ਸੱਭਿਆਚਾਰਕ ਮਹੱਤਵ ਕੀ ਹੈ? ਪਹਿਲਵਾਨਾਂ ਦਾ ਖਾਣਾ ਵੀ ਖ਼ਾਸ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਦੁੱਧ, ਘਿਓ, ਬਦਾਮ। ਅਖਾੜਾ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਖੇਡ ਦੀ ਥਾਂ ਨਹੀਂ, ਅਨੁਸ਼ਾਸਨ ਦਾ ਸਕੂਲ ਹੈ। ## Related words [ਦੰਗਲdangalWrestling bout; contest of pehlwans](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/dangal/) Sources (2) 1. Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha 2. Punjabi University Punjabi–English Dictionary [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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