ਮੀਂਹ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मेघ (megha). Compare Hindi मेंह (mẽh) and Gujarati મેહ (meh).

Noun

ਮੀਂਹ • (mī̃h) m (Shahmukhi spelling مینہہ)

1. rain
   • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Ram Das, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 757:

     ਝਖੜੁ ਝਾਗੀ ਮੀਹੁ ਵਰਸੈ ਭੀ ਗੁਰੁ ਦੇਖਣ ਜਾਈ

     jhakhṛu jhāgī mīhu varsai bhī guru dekhaṇ jāī

     Even in violent storms and torrential rain, I go out to catch a glimpse of my Guru.

   ਅੱਜ-ਕੱਲ ਆਪਣੇ ਬਾਹਲ਼ਾ ਮੀਂਹ ਪੈਣ ਡਿਹਾ.

   ajja-kalla āpaṇe bāhḷā mī̃h paiṇ ḍihā.

   We've been having a lot of rain lately.

   Synonyms: ਵਰਖਾ (varkhā), ਬਰਸਾਤ (barsāt)

References

• “ਮੀਂਹ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮੀਂਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.