کھجل

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Corrupted from Arabic خَجَّلَ (ḵajjala, to embarrass, put to shame), through Classical Persian خجل (xajjal, ashamed).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

کَھجَّل (khajjal) (Gurmukhi spelling ਖੱਜਲ)

  1. embarrassed, distressed, degraded (ie. having to put a lot of degrading effort to achieve something)

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • کھجّل”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کھجّل”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz