گھیو

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• گھے (ghe) — Doabi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɡ̊ɪ˥˩.oː/, /ɡ̊joː˥˩/
• (Jhangli, Shahpuri) IPA^(key): /ɡjoː˦˨/, /ɡʱjoː/

Noun

گْھیو • (ghyo) m (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, 2024