Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/khushi/ ਖ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਖੁਸ਼ੀ khushi Say it**KHOO-shee**Type**Noun** In short Khushi is the Punjabi word for happiness and joy, from a moment's delight to the deep contentment of a life well lived. ## How it's used 1. 1ਬੱਚੇ ਦੇ ਜਨਮ ਦੀ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਾਰਾ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਇਕੱਠਾ ਹੋਇਆ।The whole family gathered in joy at the child's birth. 2. 2ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਮਿਲੇ।May you always find happiness. _A blessing_ 3. 3ਉਸ ਦੇ ਚਿਹਰੇ 'ਤੇ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਝਲਕ ਰਹੀ ਸੀ।Happiness was shining on his face. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਆਨੰਦ, ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਸੁੱਖ। ਇਹ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਛੋਟੀ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਚੰਗੀ ਖ਼ਬਰ ਮਿਲਣੀ, ਅਤੇ ਵੱਡੀ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਵਿਆਹ ਜਾਂ ਬੱਚੇ ਦਾ ਜਨਮ, ਦੋਵਾਂ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੋਕ ਆਪਣੀ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਨੂੰ ਰਲ-ਮਿਲ ਕੇ ਮਨਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਵਿਆਹਾਂ, ਤਿਉਹਾਰਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਵਾਢੀ ਦੇ ਮੌਕੇ 'ਤੇ ਸਾਰਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਇਕੱਠਾ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਮਨਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਭੰਗੜਾ ਵੀ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਦਾ ਹੀ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵਾ ਹੈ। ਪਰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਿਆਣਪ ਇਹ ਵੀ ਸਿਖਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਅਤੇ ਗ਼ਮ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਦੇ ਦੋ ਪਹਿਲੂ ਹਨ। ਇਸ ਲਈ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ: ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਵੰਡਣ ਨਾਲ ਵੱਧਦੀ ਹੈ। ## Meaning Khushi means happiness or joy. It can describe a moment's delight, good news, a wedding, a child's laughter, or a deeper, steadier contentment: the happiness of a family at peace, of honest work done well, of health and togetherness. The word is used both for feeling and for occasion. A khushi can be a happy event itself, as when people say a wedding brought khushi to the whole village. In blessings, elders wish khushi on the young: may your life be filled with happiness. ## Origin and etymology Khushi comes from the Persian khushi (خوشی), from khush, meaning happy or pleasant. Like many Persian words in Punjabi, it arrived centuries ago and became fully at home, it is one of the most everyday words in the language. The related word khush (happy) is also common in Punjabi, as in "khush rehna", to stay happy. ## Cultural context Punjabis are often described as people who celebrate khushi loudly and share it widely. Weddings, births, harvests and festivals are occasions for collective joy, and the bhangra dance itself is an expression of khushi, energy and delight made visible. At the same time, Punjabi wisdom holds khushi and gham (sorrow) as two sides of life, arriving in turn. Songs and sayings remind listeners to share happiness while it lasts and to remember that sorrow too shall pass. ## What does khushi mean in Punjabi? Khushi means happiness or joy. It can describe a moment's delight, good news, a wedding, a child's laughter, or a deeper, steadier contentment: the happiness of a family at peace, of honest work done well, of health and togetherness. The word is used both for feeling and for occasion: a khushi can be a happy event itself, as when people say a wedding brought khushi to the whole village. ## Where does the word khushi come from? Khushi comes from the Persian khushi (خوشی), from khush, meaning happy or pleasant. Like many Persian words in Punjabi, it arrived centuries ago and became fully at home, it is one of the most everyday words in the language. The related word khush (happy) is also common, as in "khush rehna", to stay happy. ## How do Punjabis celebrate khushi? Punjabis are often described as people who celebrate khushi loudly and share it widely. Weddings, births, harvests and festivals are occasions for collective joy, and the bhangra dance itself is an expression of khushi, energy and delight made visible. At the same time, Punjabi wisdom holds khushi and gham (sorrow) as two sides of life, arriving in turn. ## ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਦਾ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਆਨੰਦ, ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਸੁੱਖ। ਇਹ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਛੋਟੀ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਚੰਗੀ ਖ਼ਬਰ ਮਿਲਣੀ, ਅਤੇ ਵੱਡੀ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਵਿਆਹ ਜਾਂ ਬੱਚੇ ਦਾ ਜਨਮ, ਦੋਵਾਂ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ## ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਮਨਾਈ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ? ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੋਕ ਆਪਣੀ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਨੂੰ ਰਲ-ਮਿਲ ਕੇ ਮਨਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਵਿਆਹਾਂ, ਤਿਉਹਾਰਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਵਾਢੀ ਦੇ ਮੌਕੇ 'ਤੇ ਸਾਰਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਇਕੱਠਾ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਮਨਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਭੰਗੜਾ ਵੀ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਦਾ ਹੀ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵਾ ਹੈ। ਪਰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਿਆਣਪ ਇਹ ਵੀ ਸਿਖਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਅਤੇ ਗ਼ਮ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਦੇ ਦੋ ਪਹਿਲੂ ਹਨ। ਇਸ ਲਈ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ: ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਵੰਡਣ ਨਾਲ ਵੱਧਦੀ ਹੈ। ## Related words [ਭੰਗੜਾbhangraPunjab's harvest folk dance](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/bhangra/)[ਗਮghamSorrow; grief](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/gham/)[ਵਿਆਹvyahMarriage; wedding](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/vyah/)[ਜਨਮ ਦਿਨ ਮੁਬਾਰਕJanam Din MubaarakHow to say happy birthday in Punjabi: janam din mubaarak, wishes and blessings](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/how-to-say-happy-birthday-in-punjabi/)[ਬੱਲੇ ਬੱਲੇballe ballehooray, bravo: Punjab's joyful celebration cry from bhangra](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/balle-balle/)[ਰੰਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਭੰਗ ਪਾਉਣਾrang vich bhang paunato spoil the fun: to dampen a happy occasion so the joy goes flat](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/rang-vich-bhang-pauna/) Sources (2) 1. 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