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Anyone have a direct equivalent for ਸਜਾਣ?

here is a context

‘ਖਾਲਸਾ’ ਸਜਾਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਦਿਨ

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decorate

I find it difficult to grasp how the day the Khalsa were inaugurated, is referred to as the day they were decorated? Can someone explain?

prove

I should have figured that one out. Got confused with ਸਬੂਤ. lol

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Any ideas for this baby?

ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ

and this one with the elusive

ਵਾਂਝਿਆ

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ਬਣਤਰ

construction?

design?

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What does this phrase mean?

ਮੰਨੇ-ਪ੍ਰਮੰਨੇ

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Nirnibhau

Talley (more of Doabi, still Punjabi)

Niggar (not offensive)

There is a rule here.

You must post words in Gurmukhi text brother.

Use this to type up words if you need it:

http://g2s.learnpunjabi.org/unipad.aspx

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Known-well known

BTW, this is a great thread.

Brother you should try and contribute to it more frequently. Especially as your first language is Panjabi.

Some words get used in colloquial ways that aren't in any dictionaries. That's when we need fluent guys like yourself.

Whilst we're on the topic do you know what the difference between ਬੂਝ and ਸੂਝ is?

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Am not fluent in writing Punjabi, sorry.

That doesn't matter, nor am I. The whole point is to develop in the area.

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Okay.

ਨਿਰ੍ਨ੍ਭਾਉ

ਨਿਗਰ

ਟਲੇ

ਨਿਗਰ - Can apparently mean food or solid, hard, heavy (ਨਿੱਗਰ).

ਟਲ਼ਨਾ (??) can mean to escape, go away, slink, slipaway; to refrain, abstain; (for mishap or calamity) not to happen, not to befall, to spare; (for joints) to be dislocated; to be put off, postponed, deferred, delayed. ਟੱਲ means bell.

Do these makes sense in context? Sometimes it help to type the sentence you encountered it in, if we don't get it right off.

Is the spelling of the first word right?

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Yes you are right, ਨਿੱਗਰ is used for something solid or even well built persons.

ਟਲ਼ਨਾ is like Din dhalna meaning the day goes and night comes. But thats not what I asked for, talley - ਟਲੇ.

Nirnibhau = ਨਿਰ ਨ ਭਾਉ

Actually I do know what these three words mean, so just asking as a quiz question. I don't think you will get talley ਟਲੇ right since its an old Doabi word (my dadi used this often) for clothes.

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Cool!

ਨਿਰ ਨ ਭਾਉ

I know ਭਾਉ usually means love, as a guess I'd go with loveless?

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Looks like Dalsingh found himself a play mate :P

Maybe your language skills are good enough not to need this? Mine certainly aren't. I need all the extra practice I can get.

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