Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/pani/ ਪ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਪਾਣੀ pani Say it**PAA-nee**Type**Noun** In short Pani is the Punjabi word for water, the element of life, purity and hospitality in Punjab. ## How it's used 1. 1ਮਹਿਮਾਨ ਨੂੰ ਠੰਢਾ ਪਾਣੀ ਪਿਲਾਓ।Offer the guest cool water. _Basic hospitality_ 2. 2ਖੇਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇਣਾ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਹੈ।The fields must be watered. 3. 3ਸਾਫ਼ ਪਾਣੀ ਸਿਹਤ ਲਈ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਹੈ।Clean water is essential for health. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਪਾਣੀ ਜੀਵਨ ਦਾ ਆਧਾਰ ਹੈ। ਪੀਣ, ਖਾਣਾ ਬਣਾਉਣ, ਨਹਾਉਣ ਅਤੇ ਖੇਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਿੰਜਣ ਲਈ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ। ਪੰਜਾਬ ਪੰਜ ਦਰਿਆਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਧਰਤੀ ਹੈ, ਇਸ ਲਈ ਪਾਣੀ ਇੱਥੋਂ ਦੀ ਪਛਾਣ ਦਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਹੈ। ਮਹਿਮਾਨ ਨੂੰ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਪਾਣੀ ਪਿਲਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਇਹ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਛੋਟੀ ਪਰ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡੀ ਮਹਿਮਾਨ-ਨਿਵਾਜ਼ੀ ਹੈ। ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਸਰੋਵਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਪਾਣੀ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ "ਪਾਣੀ" ਸਾਫ਼-ਸੁਥਰਾਪਨ ਦਾ ਵੀ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਲਈ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਪਾਣੀ ਦਾ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਕਰੋ, ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਵਿਅਰਥ ਨਾ ਗਵਾਓ। ## Meaning Pani means water: the water we drink, cook with, wash with and grow our crops with. It is one of the first words every Punjabi child learns, and one of the most used words in the language. The word reaches beyond the tap and the well. Pani stands for purity, clean water, clean hands, a clear conscience. And in the phrase "pani pilana" (to offer water), it stands for the most basic act of hospitality. ## Origin and etymology Pani comes from the Sanskrit paniya, meaning drinkable water. It is among the oldest everyday words in the language, shared across North India, and its meaning has not shifted in thousands of years. The antiquity of the word matches the antiquity of its importance: in the land of five rivers, water has always been life. ## Cultural context Punjab is the land of five rivers, and pani runs through its identity. The wells, canals and rivers of Punjab shaped where villages stood and how fields were watered; the Green Revolution turned on tubewell water. Offering pani to a guest is the first and most basic hospitality, before tea, before food, a glass of water. In Sikh tradition, amrit (sacred water) is central to initiation, and sarovars (sacred pools) surround the great gurdwaras. To waste pani is, in the Punjabi moral sense, a small sin. ## What does pani mean in Punjabi? Pani means water: the water we drink, cook with, wash with and grow our crops with. It is one of the first words every Punjabi child learns, and one of the most used words in the language. The word reaches beyond the tap and the well: pani stands for purity, clean water, clean hands, a clear conscience. ## Where does the word pani come from? Pani comes from the Sanskrit paniya, meaning drinkable water. It is among the oldest everyday words in the language, shared across North India, and its meaning has not shifted in thousands of years. In the land of five rivers, water has always been life. ## Why is offering pani such a big deal in Punjabi hospitality? Offering pani to a guest is the first and most basic hospitality, before tea, before food, a glass of water. In the phrase "pani pilana" (to offer water), pani stands for the most basic act of hospitality. In Sikh tradition, amrit (sacred water) is central to initiation, and sarovars (sacred pools) surround the great gurdwaras. To waste pani is, in the Punjabi moral sense, a small sin. ## ਪਾਣੀ ਦਾ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਪਾਣੀ ਜੀਵਨ ਦਾ ਆਧਾਰ ਹੈ। ਪੀਣ, ਖਾਣਾ ਬਣਾਉਣ, ਨਹਾਉਣ ਅਤੇ ਖੇਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਿੰਜਣ ਲਈ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ। ਪੰਜਾਬ ਪੰਜ ਦਰਿਆਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਧਰਤੀ ਹੈ, ਇਸ ਲਈ ਪਾਣੀ ਇੱਥੋਂ ਦੀ ਪਛਾਣ ਦਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਹੈ। ## ਮਹਿਮਾਨ ਨੂੰ ਪਾਣੀ ਕਿਉਂ ਪਿਲਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ? ਮਹਿਮਾਨ ਨੂੰ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਪਾਣੀ ਪਿਲਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਇਹ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਛੋਟੀ ਪਰ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡੀ ਮਹਿਮਾਨ-ਨਿਵਾਜ਼ੀ ਹੈ। ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਸਰੋਵਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਪਾਣੀ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਲਈ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਪਾਣੀ ਦਾ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਕਰੋ, ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਵਿਅਰਥ ਨਾ ਗਵਾਓ। ## Related words [ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤamritNectar; Sikh initiation rite](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/amrit/)[ਖੂਹkhuhWell; the village's water source](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/khuh/) Sources (2) 1. Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha 2. Punjabi University Punjabi–English Dictionary [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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