Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/udasi/ ਉ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਉਦਾਸੀ udasi Say it**oo-DAA-see, with a long middle aa**Type**Noun** In short Udasi (ਉਦਾਸੀ) is the Punjabi word for sadness: a quiet, low feeling of sorrow or dejection that settles on the mind, sometimes after bad news and sometimes with no clear reason. The adjective form is udas, sad. It names a passing mood, not a medical condition. ## How it's used 1. 1ਮੈਨੂੰ ਅੱਜ ਬਹੁਤ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਹੋ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ੤I am feeling very sad today. _udasi felt, mahsoos hona_ 2. 2ਦੋਸਤ ਦੇ ਜਾਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਘਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਛਾ ਗਈ੤After the friend left, sadness settled over the house. _udasi chhaanaa: sadness spreads_ 3. 3ਉਹ ਉਦਾਸ ਬੈਠਾ ਸੀ, ਕੁਝ ਬੋਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੀ੤He was sitting sad and quiet, not saying anything. _udas: the adjective form_ Show 1 more example 1. 4ਗੀਤ ਸੁਣ ਕੇ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਕੁਝ ਘੱਟ ਹੋ ਗਈ੤Listening to the song, her sadness eased a little. _udasi lifting_ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਉਦਾਸ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ, ਮਨ ਦਾ ਭਾਰੀ ਅਤੇ ਸੁੱਨਾ ਜਿਹਾ ਹੋ ਜਾਣਾ੤ ਜਦੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਉਦਾਸ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਸ ਦਾ ਮਨ ਕਿਸੇ ਗੱਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੱਗਦਾ ਅਤੇ ਚਿਹਰੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਸਾਫ਼ ਦਿਸਦੀ ਹੈ੤ ਦੁੱਖ ਦਰਦ ਅਤੇ ਤਕਲੀਫ਼ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੈ, ਗ਼ਮ ਕਿਸੇ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜਿਆ ਸੋਗ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਉਹ ਮਾਹੌਲ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਦਿਲ ਉੱਤੇ ਛਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ੤ What does udasi mean in Punjabi? Udasi (ਉਦਾਸੀ), pronounced oo-DAA-see, is the Punjabi word for sadness: a quiet, low feeling of sorrow or dejection that settles on the mind. Dictionaries give it for sadness and sorrow in English, and it is the word speakers reach for when the mood itself, not one single event, feels heavy. ## Meaning The noun is ਉਦਾਸੀ, and the matching adjective is ਉਦਾਸ, sad or low in spirits, used for a person, a face or even an evening. Rekhta's dictionary lists udasi as sadness, sorrow, despondency and dejection, and it records the phrase udasi chhaanaa for sadness spreading or settling over someone or somewhere. That picture fits everyday Punjabi well: udasi is less a sharp pain than a grey mood that spreads and stays for a while. ## How is udasi different from dukh and gham? In everyday usage, the three words sit at different depths. Dukh is pain and suffering, the broader word the Kosh covers on its own page. Gham is grief and sorrow, usually tied to a loss or a worry. Udasi is the mood that can come with either, or arrive without a clear reason at all: a person can simply feel udas on a quiet day. The words overlap, and speakers mix them in songs and speech, but udasi is the one that names the feeling itself. ## Is udasi the same as depression? No, not in everyday speech. Some Punjabi dictionaries list udasi among the words for a low or depressed mood, alongside gham and similar terms, but in daily talk udasi is ordinary sadness: a passing low feeling after bad news, a disappointment, or no clear reason at all. It is not a medical word, and a short spell of udasi is a normal part of life that lifts as the mood changes. ## What lifts udasi, in everyday Punjabi talk? Everyday speech pairs udasi with its opposites rather than with cures. Khushi, happiness, and sukh, peace and comfort, are the states speakers set against it, and company is the usual remedy people name: sitting with family, talking to a friend, or hearing a favourite song. Those are usage patterns, not medical advice, and they show how the word lives: udasi is a mood to be shared and waited out together, not carried alone. ## Related words [ਦੁੱਖdukhSorrow, pain and suffering](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/dukh/)[ਗਮghamSorrow; grief](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/gham/)[ਖੁਸ਼ੀkhushiHappiness; joy](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/khushi/)[ਸੁੱਖsukhPeace, comfort and happiness](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/sukh/) Sources (3) 1. [Sadness Meaning in Punjabi | Learn Entry](https://www.learnentry.com/english-punjabi/meaning/sadness/) 2. [Meaning of udasi in English | Rekhta Dictionary](https://rekhtadictionary.com/meaning-of-uudaasii) 3. [Depression: Punjabi Meaning | iJunoon Dictionary](https://ijunoon.com/dictionary/depression-punjabi-meaning/) [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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