ਮੀਂਹ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मेघ (megha). Compare Hindi मेंह (mẽh) and Gujarati મેહ (meh).

Noun

ਮੀਂਹ • (mī̃h) m (Shahmukhi spelling مینہہ)

  1. rain
    • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Ram Das, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 757:
      ਝਖੜੁ ਝਾਗੀ ਮੀਹੁ ਵਰਸੈ ਭੀ ਗੁਰੁ ਦੇਖਣ ਜਾਈ
      jhakhṛu jhāgī mīhu varsai bhī guru dekhaṇ jāī
      Even in violent storms and torrential rain, I go out to catch a glimpse of my Guru.
    ਅੱਜ-ਕੱਲ ਆਪਣੇ ਬਾਹਲ਼ਾ ਮੀਂਹ ਪੈਣ ਡਿਹਾ.
    ajja-kalla āpaṇe bāhḷā mī̃h paiṇ ḍihā.
    We've been having a lot of rain lately.
    Synonyms: ਵਰਖਾ (varkhā), ਬਰਸਾਤ (barsāt)

References
  • “ਮੀਂਹ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮੀਂਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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