Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/mandi/ ਮ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਮੰਡੀ mandi Say it**MUN-dee**Type**Noun**Shahmukhiمنڈی In short Mandi is the market, in Punjab, the regulated grain market where farmers sell their harvest. Tractor-trolleys queue at dawn in season, arhtiyas call the auction, and the year’s price is set under its sheds. ## How it's used 1. 1ਕਿਸਾਨ ਆਪਣੀ ਕਣਕ ਮੰਡੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੇਚਣ ਗਿਆ।The farmer went to the mandi to sell his wheat. 2. 2ਇਸ ਵਾਰ ਮੰਡੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਝੋਨੇ ਦਾ ਭਾਅ ਚੰਗਾ ਮਿਲਿਆ।This time the paddy fetched a good price at the mandi. 3. 3ਮੰਡੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਆੜ੍ਹਤੀਏ ਕਿਸਾਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਫ਼ਸਲ ਤੋਲਦੇ ਹਨ।In the mandi, the commission agents weigh the farmers’ crop. Show 1 more example 1. 4ਖੰਨਾ ਦੀ ਮੰਡੀ ਏਸ਼ੀਆ ਦੀਆਂ ਵੱਡੀਆਂ ਅਨਾਜ ਮੰਡੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਹੈ।Khanna’s mandi is counted among Asia’s largest grain markets. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਮੰਡੀ ਦਾ ਮਤਲਬ ਹੈ ਬਾਜ਼ਾਰ, ਖ਼ਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਉਹ ਥਾਂ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਆਪਣੀ ਫ਼ਸਲ ਵੇਚਦੇ ਹਨ। ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੰਡੀ ਖੇਤੀ ਦੀ ਧੜਕਣ ਹੈ। ਵਿਸਾਖੀ ਦੇ ਨੇੜੇ ਕਣਕ ਮੰਡੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਅਕਤੂਬਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਝੋਨਾ। ਆੜ੍ਹਤੀਆ ਬੋਲੀ ਲਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਤੱਕੜੀ ਤੋਲਦੀ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਦੀ ਸਾਰੇ ਸਾਲ ਦੀ ਕਮਾਈ ਦਾ ਫ਼ੈਸਲਾ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਖੰਨਾ ਦੀ ਦਾਣਾ ਮੰਡੀ ਏਸ਼ੀਆ ਦੀਆਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡੀਆਂ ਮੰਡੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਮੰਨੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ਹਰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਨੇ ਇਸਦਾ ਨਾਂ ਸੁਣਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ। ## Meaning What does mandi mean in Punjabi? ਮੰਡੀ (mandi) means a market, and in Punjab it almost always means the grain market, the regulated yard where farmers bring their harvest to sell. Every village lives by the mandi’s rhythm: tractor-trolleys queue at dawn in harvest season, arhtiyas (commission agents) call the auction, and the season’s price is decided under its sheds. ## Origin and etymology The word comes from Persian mandī, meaning a market or mart, and travelled into Punjabi through centuries of trade and administration. It is used across North India, but in Punjab mandi has taken on one dominant sense: the agricultural produce market. The older, general sense of ‘marketplace’ still survives in everyday phrases and in the names of market towns. ## Cultural context The mandi is the beating heart of Punjab’s farm economy. The state’s mandis are regulated under the Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act and overseen by the Punjab Mandi Board, and the grain that passes through them feeds the country’s public food stocks. Khanna, in Ludhiana district, is home to one of Asia’s largest grain markets, a name every Punjabi farmer knows. In April the wheat arrives, in October the paddy; the auction floor decides the year’s fortune, and the arhtiya, part banker, part broker, has financed many a sowing season. Weighbridges, mountains of jute sacks, chai stalls that never close: at harvest the mandi becomes a small city that never sleeps. ## What does mandi mean in Punjabi? ਮੰਡੀ (mandi) means a market, and in Punjab it almost always means the grain market, the regulated yard where farmers bring their harvest to sell. Tractor-trolleys queue at dawn in harvest season while arhtiyas (commission agents) call the auction that sets the season’s price. ## What is an arhtiya in the mandi? An arhtiya is the commission agent who auctions the farmer’s crop in the mandi, arranges weighing and payment, and often advances credit for the next sowing. The arhtiya–farmer relationship is one of the oldest financial ties in rural Punjab. ## Which is Asia’s largest grain market? Khanna, in Punjab’s Ludhiana district, is home to one of Asia’s largest grain markets. Every harvest season its yards fill with wheat in April and paddy in October, and its name is known to farmers across the state. ## ਮੰਡੀ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਮੰਡੀ ਦਾ ਮਤਲਬ ਹੈ ਬਾਜ਼ਾਰ, ਖ਼ਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਅਨਾਜ ਮੰਡੀ, ਜਿੱਥੇ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਆਪਣੀ ਫ਼ਸਲ ਵੇਚਦੇ ਹਨ। ## ਮੰਡੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਆੜ੍ਹਤੀਆ ਕੀ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ? ਆੜ੍ਹਤੀਆ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਦੀ ਫ਼ਸਲ ਦੀ ਬੋਲੀ ਲਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਤੋਲ ਕਰਵਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਅਦਾਇਗੀ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ। ## Related words [ਖੇਤੀkhetiFarming; agriculture](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/kheti/)[ਫ਼ਸਲfasalCrop; the season's harvest](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/fasal/) ## In the news [AgriculturePunjab Launches Paddy Procurement with 180-Lakh-Tonne Target, Rs 42,787-Crore Credit Line](https://jugti.com/news/agriculture/paddy-procurement-batala-oct1/) Sources (2) 1. Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha 2. 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