ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مشکل (muškil), from Arabic مُشْكِل (muškil). First attested as Old Punjabi ਮੁਸਕਲੁ (musakalu).

Noun

ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ • (muśkal) m (Shahmukhi spelling مشکل)

1. difficult, hard, tough, arduous, severe
   • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 70:

     ਜਾ ਕਉ ਮੁਸਕਲੁ ਅਤਿ ਬਣੈ ਢੋਈ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਦੇਇ

     jā kau muskalu ati baṇai ḍhoī koi na dei

     When you are confronted with terrible hardships, and no one offers you any support,

References

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