Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/nani/ ਨ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਨਾਨੀ nani Say it**NAA-nee**Type**Noun**Shahmukhiنانی In short ਨਾਨੀ (nani) is your mother's mother. Keeper of family stories, recipes, and remedies, she is the beloved heart of the ਨਾਨਕਾ. ## How it's used 1. 1ਨਾਨੀ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਪਰੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਕਹਾਣੀ ਸੁਣਾਈ।Nani ji told me a fairy tale. 2. 2ਨਾਨੀ ਦੇ ਹੱਥ ਦੀਆਂ ਪਿੰਨੀਆਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਵਾਦ ਹਨ।The pinniyan made by nani's hands are very tasty. 3. 3ਨਾਨਾ ਜੀ ਅਤੇ ਨਾਨੀ ਜੀ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਹਨ।Both nana ji and nani ji are very loving. Show 1 more example 1. 4ਨਾਨੀ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਸਿਰ 'ਤੇ ਹੱਥ ਰੱਖ ਕੇ ਅਸੀਸ ਦਿੱਤੀ।Nani ji blessed me with her hand on my head. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਨਾਨੀ ਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਮਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਨਾਨੀ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਕਹਾਣੀਆਂ, ਪਕਵਾਨਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਘਰੇਲੂ ਨੁਸਖਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਖ਼ਜ਼ਾਨਾ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ। ਨਾਨੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਕਹਾਣੀਆਂ ਸੁਣ ਕੇ ਹੀ ਬੱਚੇ ਵੱਡੇ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਨਾਨੀ ਦੇ ਹੱਥ ਦਾ ਖਾਣਾ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਸਵਾਦ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਪਿੰਨੀਆਂ, ਸਾਗ ਅਤੇ ਦੇਸੀ ਘਿਓ ਦੀਆਂ ਰੋਟੀਆਂ ਨਾਨੀ ਦੇ ਘਰ ਹੀ ਅਸਲੀ ਸਵਾਦ ਦਿੰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ਨਾਨੀ ਜੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਅਸੀਸਾਂ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਹੀ ਬੱਚੇ ਨਾਨਕੇ ਤੋਂ ਵਾਪਸ ਆਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ## Meaning ਨਾਨੀ (nani) is the Punjabi word for your mother's mother, your maternal grandmother. With the ਨਾਨਾ (nana, mother's father), she makes up the ਨਾਨਕੇ, the maternal grandparents' household that looms so large in Punjabi childhood. The paternal grandmother, by contrast, is ਦਾਦੀ (dadi), a different word for a different relationship. If the nana is the nanke's authority, the nani is its soul. She is the cook of legendary meals, the keeper of home remedies, the teller of stories, and the person to whom every grandchild runs first on arrival. The bond between nani and grandchildren is proverbial for its closeness. She is addressed as ਨਾਨੀ ਜੀ, though many grandchildren use more intimate forms. "ਨਾਨੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਕਹਾਣੀਆਂ", nani's stories, is practically a genre unto itself in Punjabi culture. ## Cultural context The nani is the family's memory. She knows the recipes no cookbook contains, the remedies for every childhood ailment, and the stories of ancestors the grandchildren never met. In an oral culture, she was the archive, and even today, when a Punjabi family wants to know "how did our family come to this village," it is the nani who tells it. Her kitchen is legendary. Dishes like ਪਿੰਨੀਆਂ (pinniyan), ਸਰਸੋਂ ਦਾ ਸਾਗ (sarson da saag), and ਦੇਸੀ ਘਿਓ ਦੀਆਂ ਰੋਟੀਆਂ taste different at nani's house, or so every grandchild insists. She feeds visiting grandchildren with a determination that borders on the military, and no one leaves hungry. The nani also plays a diplomatic role. As the mother's mother, she is the person the mother herself turns to, and her counsel steadies the whole maternal side of the family. Her blessings, given with a hand on the head and words in the old idiom, are among the most cherished moments of any family visit. ## What does nani mean in Punjabi? ਨਾਨੀ (nani) is the Punjabi word for your mother's mother, your maternal grandmother. With the ਨਾਨਾ (nana, mother's father), she makes up the ਨਾਨਕੇ, the maternal grandparents' household that looms so large in Punjabi childhood. The paternal grandmother, by contrast, is ਦਾਦੀ (dadi), a different word for a different relationship. ## How is nani used in a sentence? In Punjabi: "ਨਾਨੀ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਪਰੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਕਹਾਣੀ ਸੁਣਾਈ।", meaning "Nani ji told me a fairy tale.". ## What is the cultural significance of nani? The nani is the family's memory. She knows the recipes no cookbook contains, the remedies for every childhood ailment, and the stories of ancestors the grandchildren never met. In an oral culture, she was the archive, and even today, when a Punjabi family wants to know "how did our family come to this village," it is the nani who tells it. ## What is the Shahmukhi spelling of nani? The Shahmukhi spelling of nani is نانی. ## ਨਾਨੀ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਨਾਨੀ ਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਮਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਨਾਨੀ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਕਹਾਣੀਆਂ, ਪਕਵਾਨਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਘਰੇਲੂ ਨੁਸਖਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਖ਼ਜ਼ਾਨਾ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ। ਨਾਨੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਕਹਾਣੀਆਂ ਸੁਣ ਕੇ ਹੀ ਬੱਚੇ ਵੱਡੇ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ## ਨਾਨੀ ਨੂੰ ਵਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ? ਉਦਾਹਰਨ: "ਨਾਨੀ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਪਰੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਕਹਾਣੀ ਸੁਣਾਈ।" (Nani ji told me a fairy tale.) ## Related words [ਨਾਨਾnanaMother's father; maternal grandfather](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/nana/)[ਦਾਦੀdadiFather's mother; paternal grandmother](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/dadi/)[ਪਿੰਨੀpinniWheat-ghee-jaggery sweet balls, winter food](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/pinni/) Sources (2) 1. 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