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Punjabi Culture and Customs

Punjabi vocabulary and phrases about traditions, etiquette, and social customs. Front: the Punjabi word or phrase in Gurmukhi script with romanization in parentheses. Back: English meaning.

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ਰੀਤ (Reet)
custom, tradition
ਇੱਜ਼ਤ (Izzat)
respect, honor
ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat Sri Akal)
traditional Sikh greeting, roughly 'blessed is the one who says God is truth'
ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ (Gurdwara)
Sikh house of worship
ਲੰਗਰ (Langar)
free communal meal served to all visitors at a gurdwara
ਵਿਸਾਖੀ (Vaisakhi)
spring harvest festival and Sikh new year
ਲੋਹੜੀ (Lohri)
winter bonfire festival
ਮਹਿਮਾਨ (Mehmaan)
guest
ਮੇਜ਼ਬਾਨ (Mezbaan)
host
ਪੱਗ (Pagg)
turban
ਸਲਵਾਰ ਕਮੀਜ਼ (Salwar Kameez)
traditional dress of loose trousers and a long tunic
ਵੱਡਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ (Vaddiaan da satikaar)
respect for elders
ਵਿਆਹ (Viah)
wedding
ਮੰਗਣੀ (Mangni)
engagement
ਭੰਗੜਾ (Bhangra)
traditional energetic Punjabi folk dance

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