Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/baddal/ ਬ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਬੱਦਲ baddal Say it**bud-dal, with a doubled d sound in the middle**Type**Noun**Shahmukhiبادل In short Baddal (ਬੱਦਲ) is the Punjabi word for a cloud: the white or grey mass of water vapour seen in the sky. It is a masculine noun. Dark monsoon clouds are kale baddal, and a sky covered with cloud is described with the related word baddalvai. ## How it's used 1. 1ਅਸਮਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਚਿੱਟੇ ਬੱਦਲ ਦਿੱਸ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ੤White clouds are visible in the sky. _chitte baddal: white clouds_ 2. 2ਕਾਲੇ ਬੱਦਲ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ ਲੋਕ ਮੀਂਹ ਦੀ ਉਡੀਕ ਕਰਨ ਲੱਗੇ੤Seeing the dark clouds, people began to wait for rain. _kale baddal: dark clouds_ 3. 3ਬੱਦਲ ਛਾ ਜਾਣ ਕਰਕੇ ਧੁੱਪ ਹਟ ਗਈ੤The sunshine faded as the clouds spread across the sky. _baddal chha jana: clouds covering the sky_ Show 1 more example 1. 4ਬੱਦਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਸੂਰਜ ਦੀ ਰੌਸ਼ਨੀ ਆ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ੤Sunlight is coming through the clouds. _everyday usage_ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਬੱਦਲ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਮਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਿੱਸਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੀ ਭਾਫ਼ ਦੇ ਚਿੱਟੇ ਜਾਂ ਸਲੇਟੀ ਢੇਰ ਨੂੰ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ੤ ਇਹ ਪੁਲਿੰਗ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੈ੤ ਕਾਲੇ ਬੱਦਲ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ ਲੋਕ ਮੀਂਹ ਦੀ ਉਡੀਕ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ੤ ਬੱਦਲ ਛਾ ਗਏ ਹਨ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ the clouds have covered the sky੤ Baddal (ਬੱਦਲ), pronounced bud-dal with a short, doubled d sound in the middle, is the Punjabi word for a cloud. It is a masculine noun for the white or grey masses of water vapour seen in the sky. In Punjab, watching the baddal is a daily habit, because clouds carry the promise of rain. ## Meaning Punjabi dictionaries give ਬੱਦਲ as the direct equivalent of the English word cloud, and weather vocabulary lists do the same. One spelling point matters for learners: ਬਦਲ, written without the doubled mark, is a different word meaning change. The cloud word is baddal, with the addak that doubles the d. A sky full of cloud is described with the related word baddalvai, which vocabulary lists give for cloudiness and an overcast sky. ## How is baddal used in everyday speech? White, harmless clouds on a summer day are chitte baddal, and the dark clouds that gather before a storm are kale baddal. When the sky closes over completely, people say baddal chha gaye han, the clouds have spread across. Farmers look up at the kale baddal in the monsoon months and judge whether the meeh, the rain, is close. Children, meanwhile, are happy just to find shapes in the chitte baddal. ## Do baddal always mean rain is coming? No. Dark, low and heavy baddal in the monsoon often do bring rain, and that is why they get so much attention in the villages. Thin white baddal on a clear day usually bring nothing but shade for a few minutes. Punjabis read the colour, the height and the season together before they decide what a baddal is promising. ## Related words [ਮੀਂਹmeehrain](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/meeh/)[ਅਸਮਾਨasmaanSky](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/asmaan/)[ਬਰਸਾਤbarsaatRainy season; monsoon](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/barsaat/)[ਬਿਜਲੀbijlilightning, electricity](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/bijli/)[ਤੂਫ਼ਾਨtufaanstorm: a violent storm of wind and rain, a tempest](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/tufaan/) Sources (3) 1. [Cloud Meaning in Punjabi | Learn Entry](https://www.learnentry.com/english-punjabi/meaning/cloud/) 2. [Weather vocabulary words in Punjabi and English | Learn Entry](https://www.learnentry.com/english-punjabi/vocabulary/weather-in-punjabi/) 3. [Badal Meaning in English | Result.pk Dictionary](https://dictionary.result.pk/بادل-meaning-in-english-17649.html) [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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