ਖਰਚੁ
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Old Punjabi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian خرچ (xarč) / خرج (xarj), from Arabic خَرْج (ḵarj). Compare Old Marathi 𑘏𑘨𑘓 (kharaca).
Noun[edit]
ਖਰਚੁ (kharacu) m (Shahmukhi کَھرَچُ)
- cost, travelling expenses, sustenance, provision (for life)
- ਖਰਚੁ ਬੰਨਿ, ਬਾਂਧਿ
- kharacu banni, bāndhi
- /kharacu bannhi, bāndhi/
- to get together travelling expenses
- 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 595:
- ਖਰਚੁ ਬੰਨੁ ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਮਤੁ ਮਨ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਕਲੁ ॥
- kharacu bannu caṅgiāīā matu mana jāṇahi kalu.
- /kharacu bannhu caṅgiāīā matu mana jāṇahi kalu./
- 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
- Gather up merits for your travelling expenses,
and do not think of tomorrow in your mind.
- Gather up merits for your travelling expenses,
- ਖਰਚੁ ਬੰਨੁ ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਮਤੁ ਮਨ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਕਲੁ ॥
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਖਰਚੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 90.
- “ਖਰਚੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
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- Old Punjabi terms derived from Arabic
- Old Punjabi terms derived from the Arabic root خ ر ج
- Old Punjabi terms borrowed from Classical Persian
- Old Punjabi terms derived from Classical Persian
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- Old Punjabi nouns
- Old Punjabi nouns in Gurmukhi script
- Old Punjabi masculine nouns
- Old Punjabi terms with collocations
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