گھیو

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀺𑀤 (ghida)), from Sanskrit घृत (ghṛtá). Cognate with Urdu گھی (ghī).

Pronunciation

Noun

گھیو • (gheom (Gurmukhi spelling ਘਿਓ or ਘਿਉ)

  1. ghee

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghr̥tá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 244
  • گھیو”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025