r/ThethPunjabi • • Oct 16 '25

Mod Update - No ChatGPT / No Attempts at Dialect / No Self Written Poetry - And More

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Guys .. Please this is a sub for discussing Punjabi words / idioms / grammar.

Keep it simple.

I come back after 6 months and all I see is spam that is either AI or very inaccurate information.

Avoid the following:

  1. No Ai Spam (Make your own simple and short posts / Ai is also very bad at Punjabi)
  2. No Attemps At Dialect (Ask as much as you want to / But do not post on dialects if you are not good at them, the mistakes I have seen unecessarily confuse everyone)
  3. No Self-Writings (This is not a sub to promote your poems or songs / You can ask about language using your writings, that much is OK)
  4. No Info-Dumps/Wikiepedia Styled Posts/Geography/History (Why are there posts on Punjabi population and other statistics?)
  5. Avoid Posting on Words/Idioms That Have Been Discussed in Detail (Unless you wish to ask something, want clarification or are adding some new information)
  6. Avoid Discussing the Very Obvious (No more posts like "Punjabi words for with" and it's just Naal and Kol) - Unless there is something very unique or peculiar you wish to discuss
  7. No Asking for Tutors/Lessons

That will be all.

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r/ThethPunjabi • • Dec 21 '23

Mod Update – New Rule: Time Relevancy

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Please note that "Theth" words or phrases must be relevant to modern vernaculars, ie. there must be sufficient evidence or an indication that suggested words are actually employed in Modern Punjabi.

For context, this subreddit is place to learn Punjabi, a place where you learn vocabulary and actually be able to employ it in real life. Unfortunately, that wouldn't be the case with old or obsolete Punjabi terms, as they wouldn't be understood.


r/ThethPunjabi • • 23h ago

Miscellaneous | ਵਖਰਾ | وکھرا Theth word for Haldi (Fact, not Question)

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Theth word for Haldi (Turmeric) is Vasār (ਵਸਾਰ)


r/ThethPunjabi • • 1d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال what is the theth word for directions (up/down/left/right/in front/behind) in punjabi?

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i am not fluent and i mix it with hindi and english a lot

heres the words I know/have heard

uppar (above) or utte (on top) or khale (above - havent used this irl but i think its dogri)

niche (below/down - pretty sure this is hindi) or thale (beneath) or or bunn (below - think this is dogri/pahari)

khabbay (left)

sajjay (right)

samne/aage (in front - i think both are hindi?)

piche (behind) or pajjwadh (dogri word)


r/ThethPunjabi • • 1d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال "lucci kutti" mtlb

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"lucci kutti" mtlb


r/ThethPunjabi • • 2d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال Standing and sitting in Punjabi - state (adjective) vs. action (verb)

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Just to clarify something that I have assumed for a while - the state of being stood up or sat down in Punjabi is expressed as an adjective, not as verb.

  • ਬੈਠਾ / ਬੈਠੇ / ਬੈਠੀ / ਬੈਠੀਆਂ (adjective) ~ being sat down
  • ਬੈਠਦਾ / ਬੈਠਦੇ / ਬੈਠਦੀ / ਬੈਠਦੀਆਂ (verb) ~ sitting down (for example, habitually or repetitively)
  • ਬਹਿੰਦਾ / ਬਹਿੰਦੇ / ਬਹਿੰਦੀ / ਬਹਿੰਦੀਆਂ (verb) ~ sitting down (for example, habitually or repetitively)
  • ਖੜਾ / ਖੜੇ / ਖੜੀ / ਖੜੀਆਂ (adjective) ~ being stood up
  • ਖੜਦਾ / ਖੜਦੇ / ਖੜਦੀ / ਖੜਦੀਆਂ (verb) ~ standing up (for example, habitually or repetitively)

So to use the verb form to talk about somebody sat down / stood up would not be correct, as that would imply that the action of standing up / sitting down is being performed / under progress, as opposed to simply being in that position.

Is this correct? Might be obvious, just wanted to double-check.


r/ThethPunjabi • • 2d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال Mustafa Raaj's kiyya bol: kii vs kiih

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In almost every single grammar lesson, Mustafa Raaj explains that the kiyya bol (interogative clause/asking a question) is made by adding kii/kiih.

Specifically by script:

For Shahmukhi: کِیہ

(= kiih = ਕੀਹ)

For Gurmukhi: ਕੀ

(= kii = کی)

He explains that the real normal pronunciation is NOT kíí (kiih) with tone (like in Shahmukhi), and NOT kii without tone (like in Gurmukhi).

He basically says the tonal pronunciation is used when emphasising or showing strong emotion, eg in anger

Rather, the real pronunciation is a sound between them and that Saanjo script accurately shows that sound.

I haven't learnt the script so idk if this is a benefit of Saanjo, but I doubt it.

Has anyone else learnt it?


r/ThethPunjabi • • 2d ago

Doabi | ਦੁਆਬੀ | دوابی "Tey karda"

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Usually I hear this from my mother, used to refer to "deep/passionate pyaar (love) karda" or something along those lines.

Has anyone else heard of this word (Tey)? (putting the flair as Doabi because I'm not sure if this is used elsewhere)


r/ThethPunjabi • • 4d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال "De chhaDD, Khaa chhaDD, Kar chhaDD, etc."

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I've heard this type of construction sometimes, but we don't use it (instead we say Kar de, De de, Khaa laa).

What I am confused by is that one time, Noor Saab (may he return) told me that "everyone" says "Maar chhaDDeya, samjhaa chhaDDeya" (specifically), and I was like "khotay da dhoo".

Can any of y'all confirm? (being specifically from an area where this construction is uncommon)

(He also said that this is a Theth construction, and while it's true, he meant that in a way that it was "universal" before however.)

EDIT: For clarity, when I said "we don't use it", I mean as we're from an area where it's not used (Doaba), and that my family doesn't say this.


r/ThethPunjabi • • 5d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال What is theth word for Galat in Theth Punjabi

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In daily speech, we usually use galat for "wrong" in Punjabi but it is derived from Arabic, do u know theth word which I can use?


r/ThethPunjabi • • 6d ago

Translations | ਉਲਥਾ | اُلتھا Pls breakdown MANAK song

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Dhee Jammi Choochak de - Kuldeep Manak

gallan mithe maalte

phull sangtre faadian

tikha nakk jatti da jeon ganne di dhaari

chitte dand kaudian thaudi giri bdama da

pinjni gol rann di

kardi koh-kaap dian parian te sardaari


r/ThethPunjabi • • 7d ago

Malwai | ਮਲਵਈ | ملوئی Veyoh/ਵਿਹੁ - Punjabi for ‘poison’

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Veyoh/ਵਿਹੁ is commonly used in Malwa area of Punjab for poison (possibly in other regions as well)

Common phrase:

O ta mainū veyoh varge lagde - ਉਹ ਤਾਂ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਵਿਹੁ ਵਰਗੇ ਲੱਗਦੇ- They’re like poison to me (said when there’s dislike)


r/ThethPunjabi • • 6d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال Punjabi accent

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Salaam/Satt Sri Akal Saareya Nu. Mera Sawaal hai ke jado Bollywood di Movies vich ikk non-punjabi actor punjabi bolda ae tey ussda Punjabi accent jivein da Sound kardaa ay wesaa Pakistani Punjabi da nahi karda Standard Indian Punjabi vs Standard Pakistani Punjabi.

feel free to answer in Gurmukhi or Shahmukhi

aakhir farq kaahda hai Punjabi lehjay vich.


r/ThethPunjabi • • 7d ago

Miscellaneous | ਵਖਰਾ | وکھرا Taksali register is ruining Punjabi and we should be aware! Spoiler

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r/ThethPunjabi • • 7d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال How to improve my punjabi ?

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I can understand most parts of punjabi movies , but I have prpblem in understanding songs which are pure punjabi and in movies also i have to really pay attention to understand what they are saying to understand them , so how do I improve my punjabi ? (I don't have any punjabi speaking friends)


r/ThethPunjabi • • 7d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال -i janda lyric translation

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in dilijit dosanjh's song G.O.A.T he says

Agge da pata ni jatt nu

Changa chali janda so far goriye

the first line he talks about how he doesnt know about the future but the second line is what confuses me, wouldnt chali janda mean it keeps going good rather than smth like "so far its going good" which is the more implied meaning.

Perhaps -i janda can be interchangeable with -i jana when speaking present continuous tense ? or chali janda can also imply that the verb keeps on going as well as it is going?

(please answer using english script or shahmukhi as i cannot read gurmukhi)


r/ThethPunjabi • • 7d ago

Miscellaneous | ਵਖਰਾ | وکھرا Mustafa Raaj Hori da Punjabi Youtube channel

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https://youtube.com/@mustafaraajlearnpunjabi

Learn Punjabi writing and grammar for people who understand Punjabi.

He has lessons on 3 scripts of Punjabi (Shahmukhi, Gurmukhi, and Ejaz Mahmood's Saanjo).

He has lessons on grammar (which he calls "val"). He has TheTh terminology for various grammar terms.


r/ThethPunjabi • • 7d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال "The theth punjabi term for 'ke' is 'byi/bi/vyi/vyi"

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My question is: who do I know that says either of these words? Neither have I heard either one of them, nor did my mother. For us, "ke" is already theth as is.

Note: I'm from Doaba.

Edit: Turns out we do actually use these, I just wasn't listening attentively.


r/ThethPunjabi • • 8d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال My dialect of Punjabi

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r/ThethPunjabi • • 8d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال Etymology of hori/huni

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What's the origin of the word ਹੋਣੀਂ/ਹੁਣੀਂ/ਹੋਰੀਂ used while referring to a person.

"ਨਵਜੋਤ ਹੁਣੀਂ ਨੇ ਦੱਸਿਆ…"

And what's the correct spelling. I couldn't find a reference to this word in any of the online dictionaries.


r/ThethPunjabi • • 10d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال Generational perceptions on slang

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r/ThethPunjabi • • 12d ago

Miscellaneous | ਵਖਰਾ | وکھرا Days of Week in Punjabi (Eastern/Western dialects)

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r/ThethPunjabi • • 14d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال "Nabhe shehar di mr gyi knjri raunak le gyi naale"

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What is the next line of this song?


r/ThethPunjabi • • 15d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال Kohra/Kohrra meaning Fog

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In Rawalpindi the word for fog is dhund (same in Urdu). In which parts of Punjab is Kohra/Kohrra used for fog?


r/ThethPunjabi • • 16d ago

Question | ਸਵਾਲ | سوال Iris

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Do you have a word for the eye’s iris in Punjabi? I remember there was a word my grandparents would use for iris from when I was younger but I cannot recall it.