Some Punjabi words - Part 2

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Some Punjabi dialects use Ku/Ki/gi instead of common "Nu"

Examples: Minu/Menu is also Miku/Meku, Miki/Meki, Migi/Megi in Punjabi

Use of MeDa/TeDa ਮੈਂਡਾ/ਤੈਂਡਾ instead of Mera/Tera in some dialects of Punjabi

Vanjna/Vehna/Gasshna/Julna instead of Jana/Javna in some dialects

Example: Tu nitt daftar nu Wenda/Janda/Wanjda/Gasshda/Julda

Use of Asshna ਅੱਛਨਾ instead of Auna/Avna/Aana in some dialects like Pothwari, Jatki, North-Western Majhi, Multani, Derawali, Ryasti dialects of Punjabi.

Use of pure Punjabi word GhinNa ਘਿਨਣਾ instead of Non-Punjabi word ਲੈਣਾ Laina

Example: ਤੂੰ ਕੀ ਘਿਨਣਾ ?

Use of IDDe/oDDe/Kidde/Jidde ਇੱਡੇ/ਉੱਡੇ/ਕਿੱਡੇ/ਜਿੱਡੇ instead of ਇੱਥੇ/ਉੱਥੇ/ਕਿੱਥੇ/ਜਿੱਥੇ Ithe/Othe/Kithe/jithe in some dialects like Multani, Ryasti, Derawali, Jatki, Southern Majhi

Use of Vall/Valla/Vaat/MuR ਵੱਲ/ਵੱਲਾ/ਵਾਤ/ਮੁੜ instead of Non-Punjabi ਫੇਰ Phir/Fer

Some words may have hard sound in some dialects

Example: ਡਿੱਤਾ DDitta instead of Ditta ਦਿੱਤਾ

Use of -s instead of -Ga

Example: Hovega/Houga/Hoega is Hosii ਹੋਸੀ in some dialects

Devange is Deysaan/Devsaan ਦੇਸਾਂ/ਦੇਵਸਾਂ
Avenga is Aassi/Avsi ਆਸੀ/ਅਵਸੀ

Add of V in some dialects

Examples: Peevna instead of Pina

Avna instead of Auna/Aana
Javna instead of Jana

Use of Kittha/Otha/Jitha/Etha ਕਿੱਥਾ/ਉੱਥਾ/ਜਿੱਥਾ/ਇੱਥਾ

instead of Kithe/Othe/Jithe/Ethe

Use of ਹਿਕ Hik for Ik ਇਕ

DDoo ਡੋ instead of Do ਦੋ
Trai ਤਰੈ instead of Tinn ਤਿੰਨ
ਦਾਹ Dah instead of Das ਦਸ
ਆਰਾਂ Taada instead of Non-Punjabi Gyaara
Trei instead of Tei

and etc...

Use of naa/nii/nay/nyaa'n/niiyaa ਨਾ/ਨੀ/ਨੇ/ਨਿਆ Instead of ਦਾ/ਦੀ/ਦੇ/ਦਿਆ

Example: ਮੈਂਡਾ ਨਾਂ ਮਨਰਾਜ ਹੇਵੇ ਤੇ ਮੈਂ ਸਰਵਣ ਨਾ ਪੁੱਤ ਹੇ MeDa na Manraj hewe te Mai Sarvan na Putt he

(Mera Na Manraj a te Mai Sarvan da Putt a)

Use of old Punjabi word ਭਾਹ Bhah instead of Agg ਅੱਗ

*Bonus word: ਭਾਂਬੜ Bhambarh : Big flame

Use of Pai ਪਾਈ instead of Non-Punjabi Pati in some dialects.

Use of Gandha/Gatha/Vasl instead of Non-Punjabi Pyaaz for Onion

Pronunciation difference in some Punjabi dialects:

Tonal

BhaanNa instead of PaanNa for to Break
Bhra/Bhira/Bhau/Bha instead of Pra/Pira/Pa for brother
Bhajjna for Pajjna for to run
Ghar for Kar for House

....

Use of Kikka/Ikka/Okka/Jikka for Kidda/Idda/Odda/Jidda,...

Zaefaa ਜ਼ੈਫਾਂ for BuDha/BuRa (old person) in some dialects.

Dee'nh/Deyn for Day in some dialects like Jatki, Majhi, Pothwari-Pahari, Multani, Derawali, Ryasti, Bahawalpuri

VaN ਵਣ for Tree (Rukh/Rukra/Virkh) in some dialects.

Use of Jangh ਜੰਗ along with Leg (Latt) in some dialects.

DeTi ਦੇਤੀ for Street (Vihi) in some dialects like Jatki, Multani, Derawali, Majhi, Ryasti

Haah ਹਾਹ/ਚਿੱਤ Chitt for heart in some dialects like Multani, Jatki

Sijh/Soor/Suraj for Sun in some dialects

ਅੰਨਾਹ Annah for Egg (AanDa)

Daang/Danna/Sota for stick

ਕੈਦਾ/ਕੈਦੀ for Which (Kehra/Kehri)

Rh/R and D/Dh are Interchangeable

Roh for anger in pure Panjabi

Tiss/Treh/Teh/Tres for thirst

Tissa/Trehaya/Tehaya for Thirsty

GanDhRi for Bundle in some dialects like Jatki, Multani, Majhi

GiTii ਗਿਟੀ for Toy (Khadouna) in some dialects like Multani, Jatki, Dhanni, South-Western Malwai

Dilla ਦਿੱਲਾ for Water cooler (GhaRa) in some dialects like Jatki, Majhi, Southern Doabi, Puadhi

Ja ਜਾਂ for ਥਾ Tha (place) in some dialects of Punjabi.

Sometimes, Thalle thae is Talle ਤੱਲੇ

Posted Aug 1, 2025, 12:05 PM UTC