Gurmukhi

English

Etymology

From Punjabi ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ (gurmukhī) / گرمکھی‎ (gurmukhī), commonly translated as "from the Mouth of the Guru", since it was standardised by Guru Angad in the 16th century.

Proper noun

Gurmukhi

1. An abugida script, or writing system, designed for writing the Punjabi language.

Translations

abugida script for writing Punjabi

• Assamese: গুৰুমুখীয়া (gurumukhia)
• Catalan: gurmukhi m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 古木基文 (Gǔmùjīwén)

• Finnish: gurmukhi
• Hindi: गुरमुखी (hi) (gurmukhī), गुरुमुखी f (gurumukhī)
• Irish: Gurmúcaí f
• Japanese: グルムキー文字 (グルムキーもじ, gurumukī moji)

• Marathi: गुरमुखी (gurmukhī)
• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ (pa) (gurmukhī)

  Shahmukhi: گرمکھی‎ (gurmukhī)

• Russian: гурму́кхи m (gurmúkxi), гурмукхи́ m (gurmukxí)
• Spanish: gurmukhi m
• Thai: อักษรคุรมุขี (àksŏn kúmúkĕe), อักษรกูร์มูคี (àksŏn goomookee), อักษรเกอร์มุกห์ (àksŏn gêrmúk)

See also

• Shahmukhi

Further reading

• “Gurmukhi” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2021.
• “Gurmukhi”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.