Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/kikli/ ਕ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਕਿੱਕਲੀ kikli Say it**KIK-lee**Type**Noun** In short Kikli (ਕਿੱਕਲੀ) is a Punjabi folk dance and spinning game for young girls. Two girls stand face to face, hold hands with crossed arms, lean back and whirl round fast in a circle, balancing each other while women sing and clap around them. ## How it's used 1. 1ਕੁੜੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਹੱਥ ਫੜ ਕੇ ਕਿੱਕਲੀ ਪਾਈ।The girls held hands and danced kikli. 2. 2ਕਿੱਕਲੀ ਪਾਉਂਦੀਆਂ ਕੁੜੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਦੁਪੱਟੇ ਹਵਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਉੱਡ ਰਹੇ ਸਨ।The dupattas of the girls dancing kikli were floating in the air. 3. 3ਮੇਲੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਛੋਟੀਆਂ ਕੁੜੀਆਂ ਕਿੱਕਲੀ ਖੇਡ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਸਨ।At the fair, little girls were playing kikli. _mela, a fair_ Show 1 more example 1. 4ਔਰਤਾਂ ਤਾੜੀਆਂ ਮਾਰ ਕੇ ਕਿੱਕਲੀ ਵਾਲੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਹੋਰ ਤੇਜ਼ ਘੁੰਮਣ ਲਈ ਕਹਿ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਸਨ।The women were clapping and urging the kikli dancers to spin even faster. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਕਿੱਕਲੀ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦਾ ਲੋਕ ਨਾਚ ਅਤੇ ਘੁੰਮਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਖੇਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਛੋਟੀਆਂ ਕੁੜੀਆਂ ਖੇਡਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ਦੋ ਕੁੜੀਆਂ ਆਹਮੋ ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਖੜ੍ਹ ਕੇ ਬਾਹਾਂ ਆੜੀਆਂ ਕਰਕੇ ਹੱਥ ਫੜ ਲੈਂਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਵੱਲ ਝੁਕ ਕੇ ਤੇਜ਼ ਤੇਜ਼ ਘੁੰਮਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਦੁਪੱਟੇ ਹਵਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਉੱਡਦੇ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਪੈਰਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਝਾਂਜਰਾਂ ਛਣਕਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ਬਾਕੀ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਗੀਤ ਗਾ ਕੇ ਅਤੇ ਤਾੜੀਆਂ ਮਾਰ ਕੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਹੋਰ ਤੇਜ਼ ਘੁੰਮਣ ਲਈ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹ ਦਿੰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ। What does kikli mean in Punjabi? Kikli (ਕਿੱਕਲੀ), also spelled Kikkli, is a Punjabi folk dance and spinning game for young girls. Two girls hold hands with crossed arms, lean back and whirl round together in a circle, balancing each other as they turn faster and faster. ## What is kikli in Punjabi? Kikli is one of the folk dances of Punjabi women and girls, performed by two girls holding hands and twirling each other in a circle while balancing their positions in circular motions. It is generally popular with young girls and is performed in pairs, with a variety of songs used alongside clapping. One account puts it plainly: for young girls it is more of a sport than a dance, a game of balance, speed and trust in your partner. ## How is kikli danced? Two girls stand face to face, close to each other, and hold hands with their arms crossed and their bodies inclined back. In this position their arms are stretched to the maximum and their hands interlock firmly. Then they wheel round fast and continuously, their dupattas floating in the air and their anklets making a tinkling sound. The other women and girls encourage them to go faster and faster by singing songs with clapping. Sometimes four girls join in together instead of two. ## What is Kikli Kaleer Di? The dance is closely linked with a traditional song for little girls that begins Kikli kaleer di, pagg mere veer di, a line about the turban of my brother. BollyMeaning explains that kaleer means a little girl, and that because the song almost always opens with those words, the dance, game and song are commonly known together as Kikli Kaleer Di. No instrument is needed for the dance itself: the singing, the clapping and the speed of the spinning carry the rhythm. ## Related words [ਗਿੱਧਾgiddhaPunjabi women's folk dance](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/giddha/)[ਸੰਮੀsammitraditional slow circle folk dance of the Sandalbar and Pothohar belt, best known as a women's dance](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/sammi/)[ਝੂਮਰjhumarslow, graceful Punjabi folk dance of the harvest, traditionally danced by men](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/jhumar/)[ਨੱਚਣਾnachnaTo dance](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/nachna/) Sources (4) 1. [Kikkli, Wikipedia: folk dance of Punjabi women and girls performed by two girls holding hands and twirling each other in a circle; face to face, crossed arms, bodies inclined back, dupattas floating and anklets tinkling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikkli) 2. [Folk dances of Punjab, Wikipedia: Kikkli performed by two girls holding hands in circular motions, popular among young girls in pairs or by four women, with songs featuring clapping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjabi%5Fdance) 3. [BharatOnline, Punjabi Dances: Kikli performed by women in pairs who cross their arms, hold each others hands and whirl around singing folk songs, sometimes four girls together](http://www.bharatonline.com/punjab/culture/dance.html) 4. [BollyMeaning, Kikli Kaleer Di: a traditional Punjabi dance and game for little girls who hold hands and keep spinning; kaleer means a little girl and the song opens Kikli kaleer di, pagg mere veer di](http://www.bollymeaning.com/search/label/folk) [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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