ਬਾਜੀਗਰੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بازیگر (bāzīgar). Compare Old Hindi बाजीगर (bājīgara).

Noun

ਬਾਜੀਗਰੁ (bājīgaru) m

1. player, performer

Descendants

• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਬਾਜ਼ੀਗਰ (bāzīgar)

  Shahmukhi script: بازِی گَر (bāzī gar)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਬਾਜੀਗਰੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 208
• “ਬਾਜੀਗਰੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024