ਵੇਹੜਾ

ਅਰਥ

ਵੇਹੜਾ (vehra) is the courtyard, the open yard at the heart of the Punjabi house, around which rooms are built. The vehra is where household life happens under the sky: charpais in summer, grain drying in harvest season, children playing, women chatting over work.

Origin and etymology

The word’s origin is not firmly established in the sources; it is the old Punjabi name for the house’s open yard.

Cultural context

The traditional Punjabi house turns inward to its vehra: rooms on three or four sides, the open court in the middle catching sun and breeze. Summer nights are slept in the vehra on charpais under the stars; winter mornings begin there in the sun. At harvest time the vehra fills with wheat being cleaned and dried; at weddings it fills with guests.

The vehra is the women’s domain as much as the family’s, the place of grinding, churning, gossip and song. Modern houses with lawns and drawing rooms have shrunk the vehra, but in village memory it remains the true living room of the Punjabi home.

What does vehra mean in Punjabi?

ਵੇਹੜਾ (vehra) is the courtyard, the open yard at the heart of the Punjabi house, around which rooms are built. The vehra is where household life happens under the sky: charpais in summer, grain drying in harvest season, children playing, women chatting over work.

How is vehra used in a sentence?

In Punjabi: "ਬੱਚੇ ਵੇਹੜੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਖੇਡ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ।", meaning "The children are playing in the courtyard.".

Where does vehra come from?

The word’s origin is not firmly established in the sources; it is the old Punjabi name for the house’s open yard.

What is the cultural significance of vehra?

The traditional Punjabi house turns inward to its vehra: rooms on three or four sides, the open court in the middle catching sun and breeze. Summer nights are slept in the vehra on charpais under the stars; winter mornings begin there in the sun. At harvest time the vehra fills with wheat being cleaned and dried; at weddings it fills with guests.

ਵੇਹੜਾ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?

ਵੇਹੜਾ ਘਰ ਦਾ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਾ ਵਿਹੜਾ ਹੈ। ਕਮਰੇ ਇਸ ਦੇ ਆਲੇ-ਦੁਆਲੇ ਬਣੇ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ।

ਵੇਹੜਾ ਨੂੰ ਵਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ?

ਉਦਾਹਰਨ: "ਬੱਚੇ ਵੇਹੜੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਖੇਡ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ।" (The children are playing in the courtyard.)

ਵੇਹੜਾ ਦਾ ਸੱਭਿਆਚਾਰਕ ਮਹੱਤਵ ਕੀ ਹੈ?

ਵੇਹੜਾ ਘਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਦੀ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਹੈ, ਇੱਥੇ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਹੁੰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ, ਗੀਤ ਗਾਏ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ, ਕੰਮ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ।