Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/punjabi-music-words/ ਸ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Phrase Word # ਸੰਗੀਤ ਤੇ ਨਾਚ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ Sangeet te Naach de Shabd Say it**san-GEET te naach de shabd**Type**Phrase** In short Punjabi music words name the sounds of the harvest and the gurdwara alike: ਭੰਗੜਾ (bhangra) and ਗਿੱਧਾ (giddha) the dances, ਢੋਲ (dhol) and ਤੂੰਬੀ (tumbi) the instruments behind a thousand songs, and ਕੀਰਤਨ (kirtan) the singing of the hymns. This page lists the music and dance words of the Jugti Kosh. ## How it's used 1. 1ਢੋਲ ਵੱਜਦਾ ਹੈ ਤਾਂ ਸਾਰੇ ਨੱਚਣ ਲੱਗ ਪੈਂਦੇ ਹਨ।When the dhol plays, everyone starts dancing. _Celebrations_ 2. 2ਉਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਸੋਹਣਾ ਗਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ।He sings very beautifully. _Everyday speech_ 3. 3ਸਵੇਰੇ ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰੇ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ।Kirtan is held at the gurdwara in the morning. _Daily worship_ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਆਪਣੇ ਸੰਗੀਤ ਨਾਲ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਢੋਲ ਦੀ ਥਾਪ ਉੱਤੇ ਭੰਗੜਾ, ਕੁੜੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਗਿੱਧਾ, ਤੂੰਬੀ ਅਤੇ ਅਲਗੋਜ਼ੇ ਦੀ ਧੁਨ, ਅਤੇ ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਦੀ ਮਿਠਾਸ। ਇਹ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹਰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਮੇਲੇ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਆਹ ਦੀ ਜਾਨ ਹਨ। Punjab is heard before it is seen. The dhol at a wedding, the tumbi in a folk song, the harmonium and tabla of kirtan at dawn: the words on this page name the dances, the instruments and the singing itself. Some are centuries old and tied to the harvest; others power the Punjabi pop that fills cars from Ludhiana to Toronto. Every word links to its full page in the Kosh. ## The dances **ਭੰਗੜਾ (bhangra)** \- Punjab's harvest folk dance, danced to the dhol **ਗਿੱਧਾ (giddha)** \- the women's folk dance, sung in boli verses with clapping **ਝੂਮਰ (jhumar)** \- the slow, graceful harvest dance that mimes the farming year ਸੰਮੀ (sammi) - the slow circle folk dance of the Sandalbar and Pothohar belt, danced with swinging hands **ਨੱਚਣਾ (nachna)** \- to dance ## The instruments **ਢੋਲ (dhol)** \- the double-headed folk drum at the heart of the beat **ਤੂੰਬੀ (tumbi)** \- the one-string folk instrument, plucked high and fast **ਅਲਗੋਜ਼ਾ (algoza)** \- the paired folk flute, two pipes played as one **ਚਿਮਟਾ (chimta)** \- musical tongs with jingles, a folk percussion instrument **ਸਾਰੰਗੀ (sarangi)** \- the bowed folk fiddle, the dhadi singer's lead instrument **ਰਬਾਬ (rabab)** \- the plucked lute played by Bhai Mardana, the first instrument of kirtan ਢੱਡ (dhadd) - the small hourglass drum of the Dhadi ballad singers, played with the fingers ## The singing **ਗਾਉਣਾ (gaana)** \- to sing **ਕੀਰਤਨ (kirtan)** \- devotional singing of the hymns of the Guru Granth Sahib ## How to use these words Start with the beat. Almost every Punjabi celebration runs on the **ਢੋਲ (dhol)**, and the dance it drives is **ਭੰਗੜਾ (bhangra)**, born in the wheat harvest. The women's answer is **ਗਿੱਧਾ (giddha)**, where the music is made by voices and clapping and the verses, called boli, tease and celebrate in turn. The full pages tell each story properly. The same words work worldwide. A learner in Brampton or Southall who knows **ਤੂੰਬੀ (tumbi)** and **ਅਲਗੋਜ਼ਾ (algoza)** can talk about the folk roots of the songs on the radio, and **ਕੀਰਤਨ (kirtan)** opens the door to the gurdwara phrases on the [Punjabi phrases](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/punjabi-phrases/) page. ## What is bhangra in Punjabi? ਭੰਗੜਾ (bhangra) is Punjab's harvest folk dance, performed to the beat of the dhol. It began as a celebration of the wheat harvest and is now danced at weddings and festivals worldwide. ## What is the Punjabi drum called? The Punjabi drum is the ਢੋਲ (dhol), a double-headed folk drum played with sticks. Its beat drives bhangra and almost every Punjabi celebration. ## What is kirtan in Punjabi? ਕੀਰਤਨ (kirtan) is the devotional singing of hymns from the Guru Granth Sahib, performed in gurdwaras and homes, usually with harmonium and tabla. ## Related words [ਭੰਗੜਾbhangraPunjab's harvest folk dance](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/bhangra/)[ਢੋਲdholPunjab's double-headed folk drum](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/dhol/)[ਤੂੰਬੀtumbiPunjab's one-string folk instrument](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/tumbi/)[ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਿੱਖੋPunjabi SikhoLearn Punjabi: the guided path for diaspora learners, from the Gurmukhi alphabet to real words and family talk](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/learn-punjabi/)[ਵਿਆਹ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦVyah de ShabdPunjabi wedding words: kurmai, shagun, Anand Karaj, laavan, baraat, jaago, milni and doli in Gurmukhi](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/punjabi-wedding-words/)[ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਲੈਂਗPunjabi SlangPunjabi slang words: att, ghaint, siraa, balle balle, gabru, mutiyar, yaar and jugaad in Gurmukhi](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/punjabi-slang-words/)[ਰਬਾਬrababplucked lute, the first instrument of Sikh kirtan, played by Bhai Mardana](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/rabab/)[ਝੂਮਰjhumarslow, graceful Punjabi folk dance of the harvest, traditionally danced by men](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/jhumar/)[ਢੱਡdhaddsmall hourglass shaped drum of the Dhadi ballad singers, played with the fingers](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/dhadd/)[ਸੰਮੀsammitraditional slow circle folk dance of the Sandalbar and Pothohar belt, best known as a women's dance](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/sammi/) Sources (2) 1. [Punjabi language and alphabets, Omniglot](https://www.omniglot.com/writing/punjabi.htm) 2. [Learn Punjabi: the guided path, Jugti Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/learn-punjabi/) [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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