Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/shagun/ ਸ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਸ਼ਗਨ shagun Say it**shu-GUN, two syllables, stress on the second**Type**Noun**Shahmukhiشگن In short Shagun (ਸ਼ਗਨ) is the Punjabi word for an auspicious gift, usually money ending in one, such as 101 rupees, given with sweets or in an envelope as a blessing at a wedding or happy beginning. At the milni, the bride's relatives give shagun to the groom's relatives as a token of good luck. ## How it's used 1. 1ਸ਼ਗਨ ਵਜੋਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਇੱਕ ਸੌ ਇੱਕ ਰੁਪਏ ਦਿੱਤੇ੤As shagun, they gave one hundred and one rupees. _the amount ends in one_ 2. 2ਮਿਲਣੀ ਵੇਲੇ ਦਾਦੀ ਨੇ ਲਾੜੇ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਗਨ ਦਿੱਤਾ੤At the milni, grandmother gave shagun to the groom. _shagun at the milni_ 3. 3ਮਾਸੀ ਨੇ ਕੁੜੀ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਗਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੂਟ ਦਿੱਤਾ੤Aunt gave the girl a suit as shagun. _clothes can be shagun too_ Show 1 more example 1. 4ਸ਼ਗਨ ਥੋੜ੍ਹਾ ਹੋਵੇ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਧ, ਅਸੀਸ ਵੱਡੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ੤Whether shagun is small or large, the blessing is what matters. _intention over amount_ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਸ਼ਗਨ ਵਿਆਹ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਖ਼ੁਸ਼ੀ ਦੇ ਮੌਕੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਅਸੀਸ ਵਜੋਂ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਤੋਹਫ਼ਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ੤ ਇਹ ਪੈਸੇ, ਮਿਠਾਈ, ਕੱਪੜੇ ਜਾਂ ਗਹਿਣੇ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ੤ ਸ਼ਗਨ ਦਾ ਮਤਲਬ ਕੀਮਤ ਨਹੀਂ, ਚੰਗੀ ਕਿਸਮਤ ਦੀ ਕਾਮਨਾ ਹੈ੤ ਮਿਲਣੀ ਵੇਲੇ ਵੀ ਲੜਕੀ ਵਾਲੇ ਲੜਕੇ ਦੇ ਰਿਸ਼ਤੇਦਾਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਗਨ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ੤ Shagun (ਸ਼ਗਨ) is the Punjabi word for an auspicious gift of money or goods given as a blessing at a wedding or another happy beginning. It is not a payment and not a price: it is a token of good luck, offered in an envelope or with sweets, to wish the receiver well. ## What does shagun mean in Punjabi? Shagun means a good omen made into a gift. The word comes from Sanskrit, where it means auspicious or a good omen, and in Punjabi use it names the offering itself: cash, sweets, dry fruits, clothes or jewellery given with a blessing at the start of something new. The gift carries the wish, which is why elders speak of giving shagun, never of paying it. Money given as shagun usually ends in one: 101, 501 or 1001 rupees, rather than a round figure. The extra rupee is the point of the custom. It says the blessing is not finished or closed, but should keep growing for the person who receives it, like the new life the couple is beginning. ## When is shagun given at a Punjabi wedding? Shagun appears at almost every stage. Families exchange it at the roka and at the engagement, when the groom's parents offer it to the bride as a blessing and a sign of acceptance. On the wedding day itself, Wikipedia's account of the milni notes that the bride's relatives give shagun, described there as a token of good luck, to the groom's close relatives in descending order of age, with cash and clothes gifted. Guests at the wedding also give the couple shagun in an envelope. ## How much shagun should you give? There is no fixed amount, and the intention matters more than the sum. A small envelope given with a real blessing is proper shagun, while a large amount given without feeling misses the point of the custom. In practice people choose by closeness: near family give more, friends and neighbours give a modest amount ending in one, and nobody is judged for giving within their means. ## Related words [ਕੁੜਮਾਈkurmaithe formal Punjabi engagement ceremony, also called sagai](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/kurmai/)[ਵਿਆਹvyahMarriage; wedding](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/vyah/)[ਮਿਲਣੀmilniFormal meeting of the two families at a wedding](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/milni/)[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/)[ਚੂੜਾchoodathe bride's set of red and white wedding bangles, gifted by her maternal uncle and aunt](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/chooda/) Sources (2) 1. [Punjabi wedding traditions, Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjabi%5Fwedding%5Ftraditions) 2. [What Is Shagun? Meaning, Why It Is Given, Rudraksha Ratna](https://www.rudraksha-ratna.com/articles/what-is-shagun) [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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