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With more than 100 million [[Punjabi]] (also sometimes spelt "Panjabi") speakers in the world, it ranks as 10th among the most commonly spoken languages in the world. Punjabi is the most common language among British Asians and is used by an estimated 1.3 million people in Britain. According to the Canadian 2001 Census, it is ranked as 6th most frequent language spoken at home in Canada. It is the prominent language of the [[Sikh]]s and is spoke widely in Northern [[India]] and western [[Pakistan]].
 
This page introduces resources to allow the translation of Punjabi into English. Below in alphabetical order is the beginning of a table from a widely used online translation service:
 
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!English text !! Transliteration !!Punjabi text !! Grammar,<br>Comments
|-
|ਉਸ || Ouss  || that, he, she, it, in conjunctive modes of  ||  pronoun
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| ਉਸਤਤ, ਉਸਤਤੀ  ||  Oustat, OustatE  || praise, admiration, compliment, tribute, eulogy, laudation, encomium, panegyric; orison, prayer, hymn || noun, feminine
|-
| ਉਸਤਤ ਕਰਨੀ  || Oustat karnee  || to praise, compliment, eulogise, laud, panegyrise; to pay tribute; to sing hymn or praises || conjunct verb
|-
| ਉਸਤਰਾ  || Oustra  || razor; figurative usage a clever, smart or cunning person || noun, masculine
|-
| ਉਸਤਰਾ ਫੇਰਨਾ  || Oustra pHarna  || to shave; figurative usage to swindle, cheat, cozen, defraud || phrase
|-
| ਉਸਤਰਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਮਾਲ਼ਾ  || Oustrean dee mala  || a crown or bed of thorns, razor's edge, a difficult or hazardous job ||  phrase
|-
| ਉਸਤਾਦ  ||  Oustaad  || teacher, tutor, instructor, master, master craftsman adjective skilful, expert, adept, adroit, dexterous, proficient; clever, shrewd; swindler, crafty || noun, masculine
|-
| ਉਸਤਾਦੀ  || Oustaade  || mastery, skill, expertness, expertise, adeptness, adroitness, shrewdness, cunning, artfulness, craftiness || noun, feminine
|-
| ਉਸਦਾ  ||  Ousdha  || his, her, its;  || pronoun also ਉਹਦਾ
|-
| ਉਸਨੂੰ  ||  Ousnuu  || him, her, it || pronoun
|-
| ਉਸਨੇ  || OusnA || he, she, it || pronoun 
|-
| ਉਸਰਈਆ  ||  Ousrheea  || builder, maker, founder || noun, masculine
|-
| ਉੱਸਰਨਾ  ||  OuserNa  || to be built, come up, be constructed, grow, develop; to be strengthened or augmented || verb,  intransitive
|-
| ਉੱਸਰਵਾਂ  ||  Ouservah  || being built up, rising || adjective,  masculine
|-
| ਉਸਰਵਾਉਣਾ  ||  Ouservahna  || to get something built or constructed || verb, transitive
|-
| ਉੱਸਲ਼ਵੱਟ  || Ouselvaat  || wriggling or writhing motion, tossing and turning, uneasiness, restlessness || noun, masculine
|-
| ਉੱਸਲ਼ਵੱਟ ਲੈਣੇ  || Ouselvaat laanA  || to toss and turn, wriggle and writhe, feel uneasy or restless, squirm || conjunct verb
|-
| ਉਸਾਰਨਾ  ||  Ousarna  || to build, construct, raise, build up; to strengthen, augment || verb, transitive
|}
 
For more see [http://www.advancedcentrepunjabi.org/pedic/default.aspx Punjabi to English translation tool]
 
==External links==
 
* [http://www.advancedcentrepunjabi.org/pedic/default.aspx Punjabi to English translation tool]
* [http://www.punjabonline.com/servlet/library.dictionary Online English-Punjabi and Punjabi to English]
* [http://www.ijunoon.net/punjabi_dic/index.asp Online translation English to Punjabi (Roman text)]
* [http://punjabikosh.googlepages.com/ Punjabi Kosh]
* [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/singh/ ]

Revision as of 20:43, 14 October 2009

With more than 100 million Punjabi (also sometimes spelt "Panjabi") speakers in the world, it ranks as 10th among the most commonly spoken languages in the world. Punjabi is the most common language among British Asians and is used by an estimated 1.3 million people in Britain. According to the Canadian 2001 Census, it is ranked as 6th most frequent language spoken at home in Canada. It is the prominent language of the Sikhs and is spoke widely in Northern India and western Pakistan.

This page introduces resources to allow the translation of Punjabi into English. Below in alphabetical order is the beginning of a table from a widely used online translation service:

English text Transliteration Punjabi text Grammar,
Comments
ਉਸ Ouss that, he, she, it, in conjunctive modes of pronoun
ਉਸਤਤ, ਉਸਤਤੀ Oustat, OustatE praise, admiration, compliment, tribute, eulogy, laudation, encomium, panegyric; orison, prayer, hymn noun, feminine
ਉਸਤਤ ਕਰਨੀ Oustat karnee to praise, compliment, eulogise, laud, panegyrise; to pay tribute; to sing hymn or praises conjunct verb
ਉਸਤਰਾ Oustra razor; figurative usage a clever, smart or cunning person noun, masculine
ਉਸਤਰਾ ਫੇਰਨਾ Oustra pHarna to shave; figurative usage to swindle, cheat, cozen, defraud phrase
ਉਸਤਰਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਮਾਲ਼ਾ Oustrean dee mala a crown or bed of thorns, razor's edge, a difficult or hazardous job phrase
ਉਸਤਾਦ Oustaad teacher, tutor, instructor, master, master craftsman adjective skilful, expert, adept, adroit, dexterous, proficient; clever, shrewd; swindler, crafty noun, masculine
ਉਸਤਾਦੀ Oustaade mastery, skill, expertness, expertise, adeptness, adroitness, shrewdness, cunning, artfulness, craftiness noun, feminine
ਉਸਦਾ Ousdha his, her, its; pronoun also ਉਹਦਾ
ਉਸਨੂੰ Ousnuu him, her, it pronoun
ਉਸਨੇ OusnA he, she, it pronoun
ਉਸਰਈਆ Ousrheea builder, maker, founder noun, masculine
ਉੱਸਰਨਾ OuserNa to be built, come up, be constructed, grow, develop; to be strengthened or augmented verb, intransitive
ਉੱਸਰਵਾਂ Ouservah being built up, rising adjective, masculine
ਉਸਰਵਾਉਣਾ Ouservahna to get something built or constructed verb, transitive
ਉੱਸਲ਼ਵੱਟ Ouselvaat wriggling or writhing motion, tossing and turning, uneasiness, restlessness noun, masculine
ਉੱਸਲ਼ਵੱਟ ਲੈਣੇ Ouselvaat laanA to toss and turn, wriggle and writhe, feel uneasy or restless, squirm conjunct verb
ਉਸਾਰਨਾ Ousarna to build, construct, raise, build up; to strengthen, augment verb, transitive

For more see Punjabi to English translation tool

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