Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/muklawa/ ਮ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਮੁਕਲਾਵਾ muklawa Say it**mook-LAA-vaa**Type**Noun**Shahmukhiمُوکلاوَہ In short Muklawa (ਮੁਕਲਾਵਾ) is the Punjabi ceremony in which a bride leaves her parents’ home, after a first short visit back, to go and live at her husband’s home. Rekhta gives it as the bride’s departure for a second time to her father-in-law’s house, and her parents give her clothes and other gifts at the sending off. ## How it's used 1. 1ਵਿਆਹ ਤੋਂ ਕੁਝ ਦਿਨ ਬਾਅਦ ਕੁੜੀ ਦਾ ਮੁਕਲਾਵਾ ਤੋਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ।A few days after the wedding, the bride’s muklawa was sent off. _tor ditta, was sent off_ 2. 2ਮੁਕਲਾਵੇ ਵੇਲੇ ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਨੇ ਕੁੜੀ ਨੂੰ ਕੱਪੜੇ ਅਤੇ ਤੋਹਫ਼ੇ ਦਿੱਤੇ।At the muklawa, the parents gave the bride clothes and gifts. 3. 3ਪੁਰਾਣੇ ਸਮਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੁਕਲਾਵੇ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਪਤੀ ਪਤਨੀ ਮਿਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਸਕਦੇ ਸਨ।In old times, husband and wife could not meet before the muklawa. Show 1 more example 1. 4ਡੋਲੀ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਹੁਣ ਸਾਰੇ ਮੁਕਲਾਵੇ ਦੀ ਉਡੀਕ ਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ।After the doli, everyone is now waiting for the muklawa. _doli, the first departure on the wedding day_ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਮੁਕਲਾਵਾ ਉਸ ਰਸਮ ਨੂੰ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਆਹ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਕੁੜੀ ਆਪਣੇ ਮਾਪਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਘਰੋਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਪਤੀ ਦੇ ਘਰ ਰਹਿਣ ਲਈ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ਰੇਖਤਾ ਕੋਸ਼ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਇਸ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਕੁੜੀ ਦਾ ਦੂਜੀ ਵਾਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਸਹੁਰੇ ਘਰ ਜਾਣਾ। ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਵਿਆਹ ਅਤੇ ਮੁਕਲਾਵੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਅੰਤਰ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਪਤੀ ਪਤਨੀ ਮੁਕਲਾਵੇ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਮਿਲ ਵੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਸਕਦੇ ਸਨ। ਮੁਕਲਾਵੇ ਵੇਲੇ ਮਾਪੇ ਕੁੜੀ ਨੂੰ ਕੱਪੜੇ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਤੋਹਫ਼ੇ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ। What does muklawa mean in Punjabi? Muklawa (ਮੁਕਲਾਵਾ) is the ceremony in which a bride leaves her parents’ home to go and live at her husband’s home after the wedding. Rekhta Dictionary gives it as the bride’s departure for a second time to her father-in-law’s house, in the ceremony of her dismissal with her husband. ## What does muklawa mean in Punjabi? Muklawa names the sending off itself, not the wedding ceremony. The marriage has already taken place, the bride has come back to her parents for a short first visit, and muklawa is the moment she leaves again, this time to settle at her husband’s home. A Punjab marriage account describes that sequence directly: after the Phere Pana, the bride’s first short visit home with her husband, her parents give her clothes and other gifts when she has to leave for her husband’s home again, and this ceremony is known as Muklawa. ## Why was muklawa separate from the wedding day? In the older practice the wedding day and the start of married life were not always the same thing. Punjabi Mania, writing about the 2019 film Muklawa, notes that the film revolves around this age-old ceremony and that, back in the day, husband and wife were not allowed even to meet each other until the muklawa had been sent, so muklawa was considered the real validation of the marriage. That long gap belongs to an earlier time. The word survives today for the formal second departure after the first visit home, and in songs and film titles that recall the older custom. ## How is muklawa different from doli? Doli is the bride’s first leaving on the wedding day itself, when she departs from her parents’ home in the decorated palanquin or car. Muklawa comes after that. It is the second, settling departure, the one after which she begins living at her in-laws’ home. Keeping the two words apart helps when reading older accounts, wedding songs and family stories, where a bride may be sent in doli and still be waiting for her muklawa. ## Related words [ਵਿਆਹvyahMarriage; wedding](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/vyah/)[ਡੋਲੀdolibride's palanquin, bride's farewell departure](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/doli/)[ਬਰਾਤbaraatGroom’s wedding procession](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/baraat/)[ਅਨੰਦ ਕਾਰਜanand karajSikh wedding ceremony; ceremony of blissful union](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/anand-karaj/) Sources (3) 1. [Rekhta Dictionary, muklaava: departure of bride for second time to her father in law’s house, the ceremony of the bride’s dismissal with her husband](https://rekhtadictionary.com/meaning-of-muuklaava) 2. [Webindia123, Marriage custom of Punjab: after Phere Pana, parents give clothes and gifts when the bride leaves for her husband’s home again, a ceremony known as Muklawa](https://www.webindia123.com/punjab/People/marriage3.htm) 3. [Punjabi Mania, Muklawa cast: the film revolves around the age-old ceremony of Muklawa, when husband and wife were not allowed to meet until the Muklawa had been sent](https://punjabimania.com/post/muklawa-cast-full-list-of-actors-of-upcoming-punjabi-movie) [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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