ਖਰਚੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خرچ (xarč) / خرج (xarj), from Arabic خَرْج (ḵarj). Compare Old Marathi 𑘏𑘨𑘓 (kharaca).

Noun

ਖਰਚੁ (kharacu) m

1. cost, travelling expenses, sustenance, provision (for life)

   ਖਰਚੁ ਬੰਨਿ, ਬਾਂਧਿ

   kharacu banni, bāndhi

   /kharacu bannhi, bāndhi/

   to get together travelling expenses

   • 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 595:

     ਖਰਚੁ ਬੰਨੁ ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਮਤੁ ਮਨ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਕਲੁ ॥

     kharacu bannu caṅgiāīā matu mana jāṇahi kalu.

     /kharacu bannhu caṅgiāīā matu mana jāṇahi kalu./

     • 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

       Gather up merits for your travelling expenses,
       and do not think of tomorrow in your mind.

Descendants

• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਖਰਚ (kharac)

  Shahmukhi script: خَرچ (xarc)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਖਰਚੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 90
• “ਖਰਚੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025