Punjabi to English
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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 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 |
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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