ਪੂਜਾ
Punjabi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /puː.d͡ʒäː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Noun
ਪੂਜਾ • (pūjā) f (Shahmukhi spelling پوجا)
- (religion, polytheism) worship; offering
- (Hinduism) puja, a Hindu ritual offered to various deities, distinguished persons, or special guests.
- (figuratively) love; affection
Derived terms
- ਪੂਜਾ ਅਸਥਾਨ m (pūjā asathān, “place of worship”)
References
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “پُوجا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਪੂਜਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023