کھجل
Punjabi
Etymology
Corrupted from Arabic خَجَّلَ (ḵajjala, “to embarrass, put to shame”),through Classical Persian خجل (xajjal, “ashamed”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /kʰə.d͡ʒː.ələ̆/
Adjective
کَھجَّل • (khajjal) (Gurmukhi spelling ਖੱਜਲ)
- embarrassed, distressed, degraded (ie. having to put a lot of degrading effort to achieve something)
Related terms
- کَھجَّل خْوار (khajjal xvār)
- کَھجَّل ہوݨا (khajjal hoṇā)
References
- “کھجّل”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “کھجّل”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz