ਸੱਜਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀚𑁆𑀚 (sajja)), from Sanskrit सज्य (sajya).

Adjective

ਸੱਜਾ • (sajjā)

  1. right, right-hand
    Antonym: ਖੱਬਾ (khabbā)
  2. (figurative) rightist, moderate
    Synonym: ਸੱਜੇ-ਪੱਖੀ (sajje-pakkhī)

Derived terms

  • ਸੱਜੇ (sajje, “right”, adverb)
  • ਸੱਜੂ m (sajjū, “righty”)

References

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