ਪੰਜੀਰੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

Ultimately from a form related to Sanskrit पञ्चजीरकगुड (pañcajīrakaguḍa), from पञ्चन् (pañcan, “five”), जीरक (jīraka, “cumin”), and गुड (guḍa, “jaggery”).

Noun

ਪੰਜੀਰੀ • (pañjīrī) f

1. panjiri (whole wheat flour fried in ghee and sweetened)

Related terms

• ਪੰਜ (pañj, “five”)
• ਜੀਰਾ m (jīrā, “cumin”)

Further reading

• “ਪੰਜੀਰੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024