ਮੀਆਂ
Punjabi
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian میان (miyân).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editਮੀਆਂ • (mīā̃) f (Shahmukhi spelling میاں)
Noun
editਮੀਆਂ • (mīā̃) m (Shahmukhi spelling میاں)
- husband
- Coordinate term: ਬੀਬੀ (bībī)
- father
- Muslim teacher
- (historical) Mian
- a term of respect affixed to names
Derived terms
edit- ਮੀਆਂ ਬੀਬੀ m pl (mīā̃ bībī, “husband and wife”)
- ਮੀਆਂ ਸਿੱਠੂ (mīā̃ siṭṭhū, “talkative”, adjective)