ਜ਼ਖ਼ਮ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਜਖਮ (jakham) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian زخم (zaxm).

Noun

ਜ਼ਖ਼ਮ • (zaxam) m

1. wound, injury

   ਜ਼ਖ਼ਮ ਤੇ ਖਰੀਂਡ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਆਉਂਦਾ।

   zaxam te kharīṇḍ nazar āundā.

   There is a scab visible on the wound.

Related terms

• ਜ਼ਖ਼ਮੀ (zaxmī, “wounded”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਜਖਮ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024