ਕਲਿਆਣ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कल्याण (kalyāṇa, “the good”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /kə.lɪ.äːɳ/, [ˈkə.lɪ̆.jäːɳ(ə̆)]
  • Hyphenation: ਕ‧ਲਿ‧ਆਣ
  • Rhymes: -äːɳ

Noun

ਕਲਿਆਣ • (kaliāṇa) m

  1. welfare, weal
  2. happiness, bliss
  • ਕਲਿਆਣਕਾਰੀ (kaliāṇakārī, “contributing to happiness”, adjective)
  • ਕਲਿਆਣਮਈ (kaliāṇamaī, “blissful”, adjective)

Further reading

  • “ਕਲਿਆਣ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕਲਿਆਣ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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