Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/kanak/ ਕ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਕਣਕ kanak Say it**kuh-NUK**Type**Noun**Shahmukhiکنک In short Kanak is wheat, the grain on which Punjab stands. Sown in winter, harvested at Vaisakhi, it made Punjab India's breadbasket. ## How it's used 1. 1ਕਣਕ ਦੀ ਫ਼ਸਲ ਤਿਆਰ ਹੈ।The wheat crop is ready. 2. 2ਵਿਸਾਖੀ ’ਤੇ ਕਣਕ ਵੱਢੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ।Wheat is harvested at Vaisakhi. 3. 3ਉਸ ਨੇ ਮੰਡੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਣਕ ਵੇਚੀ।He sold his wheat at the grain market. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਕਣਕ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੀ ਮੁੱਖ ਫ਼ਸਲ ਹੈ। ਸਰਦੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੀਜੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਸਾਖੀ ਦੇ ਆਸ-ਪਾਸ ਵੱਢੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ਕਣਕ ਦੀ ਫ਼ਸਲ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਨੂੰ “ਭਾਰਤ ਦੀ ਰੋਟੀ ਦੀ ਟੋਕਰੀ” ਬਣਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੰਡੀਆਂ ਅੰਨ ਨਾਲ ਭਰ ਜਾਂਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ਹਰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦੀ ਥਾਲੀ ਦੀ ਰੋਟੀ ਇਸੇ ਕਣਕ ਦੀ ਹੈ, ਇਸ ਲਈ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਕਣਕ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੀ ਇੱਜ਼ਤ ਸਮਝਦਾ ਹੈ। ## Meaning ਕਣਕ (kanak) is wheat, the grain on which Punjab stands. The winter (rabi) crop, sown after Diwali and harvested around Vaisakhi in April, wheat made Punjab India’s breadbasket and the Punjabi farmer the country’s proverbial provider. When a Punjabi says “fasal,” half the time he means kanak. ## Origin and etymology The word’s deeper origin is not firmly established in the sources; it is the ancient, everyday Punjabi name for wheat. ## Cultural context The wheat year sets Punjab’s calendar. Sowing in November, green fields through winter, golden harvest in April, and then Vaisakhi, the festival that is really a thanksgiving for the kanak. In April and May the mandis overflow: tractor-trolleys piled high with grain, commission agents, government procurement, the whole machinery of the minimum support price. Wheat is also the centre of the Punjabi table, the roti, and of the farmer’s pride: a standing golden field of kanak is the image of a year gone right. ## What does kanak mean in Punjabi? ਕਣਕ (kanak) is wheat, the grain on which Punjab stands. The winter (rabi) crop, sown after Diwali and harvested around Vaisakhi in April, wheat made Punjab India’s breadbasket and the Punjabi farmer the country’s proverbial provider. When a Punjabi says “fasal,” half the time he means kanak. ## How is kanak used in a sentence? In Punjabi: "ਕਣਕ ਦੀ ਫ਼ਸਲ ਤਿਆਰ ਹੈ।", meaning "The wheat crop is ready.". ## Where does kanak come from? The word’s deeper origin is not firmly established in the sources; it is the ancient, everyday Punjabi name for wheat. ## What is the cultural significance of kanak? The wheat year sets Punjab’s calendar. Sowing in November, green fields through winter, golden harvest in April, and then Vaisakhi, the festival that is really a thanksgiving for the kanak. In April and May the mandis overflow: tractor-trolleys piled high with grain, commission agents, government procurement, the whole machinery of the minimum support price. ## ਕਣਕ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਕਣਕ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੀ ਮੁੱਖ ਫ਼ਸਲ ਹੈ। ਸਰਦੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੀਜੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਸਾਖੀ ਦੇ ਆਸ-ਪਾਸ ਵੱਢੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ## ਕਣਕ ਨੂੰ ਵਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ? ਉਦਾਹਰਨ: "ਕਣਕ ਦੀ ਫ਼ਸਲ ਤਿਆਰ ਹੈ।" (The wheat crop is ready.) ## ਕਣਕ ਦਾ ਸੱਭਿਆਚਾਰਕ ਮਹੱਤਵ ਕੀ ਹੈ? ਹਰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦੀ ਥਾਲੀ ਦੀ ਰੋਟੀ ਇਸੇ ਕਣਕ ਦੀ ਹੈ, ਇਸ ਲਈ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਕਣਕ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੀ ਇੱਜ਼ਤ ਸਮਝਦਾ ਹੈ। ## Related words [ਫ਼ਸਲfasalCrop; the season's harvest](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/fasal/)[ਮੰਡੀmandiMarket; the grain market where farmers sell their produce](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/mandi/)[ਰੋਟੀrotiFlatbread; daily bread](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/roti/)[ਤੂੜੀtudi, also written toorichopped wheat straw, the dry fodder stored after the harvest and fed to cattle through the year](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/tudi/) Sources (2) 1. Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha 2. 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