Punjabi

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit भोजन (bhojana).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /poː˨.d͡ʒənə̆/

Noun

edit

ਭੋਜਨ (bhojanăm (Shahmukhi spelling بھوجن)

  1. food, meal
    Synonym: ਖਾਣਾ (khāṇā)
    ਭੋਜਨ ਕਰਨਾbhojan karnāto eat

References

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