ਪਿਆਲਾ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پیاله (piyāla). Compare Old Hindi पियाला (piyālā).

Noun

ਪਿਆਲਾ (piālā) m

1. cup

Descendants

• Punjabi: piālā

  Gurmukhi script: ਪਿਆਲਾ

  Shahmukhi script: پیالہ

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਪਿਆਲਾ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 191
• “ਪਿਆਲਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پیاله (piyāla). First attested as Old Punjabi ਪਿਆਲਾ (piālā). Compare Hindi प्याला (pyālā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪ.jɑː.lɑː/, [pi.jäː.läː]

Noun

ਪਿਆਲਾ • (piālā) m (Shahmukhi spelling پیالہ)

1. cup, mug
2. bowl

Derived terms

• ਪਿਆਲੀ f (piālī, “teacup”)

Further reading

• “ਪਿਆਲਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025