Punjabi

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit साहित्य (sāhitya). Doublet of ਸਾਹਿਤ (sāhit), a learned borrowing.

Noun

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ਸਾਹਾ (sāhām (Shahmukhi spelling ساہا)

  1. propitious time and date for an auspicious event (such as a wedding)

Further reading

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