ਸ਼ੇਰ
Punjabi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian شیر (šêr).Compare Hindi शेर (śer).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
ਸ਼ੇਰ • (śer) m (feminine ਸ਼ੇਰਨੀ, Shahmukhi spelling شیر)
- lion; tiger.
- ਸ਼ੇਰ ਵੱਡਾ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਹੈ। ― śer vaḍḍā jānvar hai. ― The lion is a big animal.
- (figuratively) a heroic man.
Further reading edit
- “ਸ਼ੇਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024