ਮਾਹੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit माहिष (māhiṣa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /mäː.ɦiː/

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• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: ਮਾ‧ਹੀ

Noun

ਮਾਹੀ • (māhī) m (Shahmukhi spelling ماہی)

1. boatman; buffalo herdsman
2. (poetic) beloved, lover
3. (by extension) husband

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “māhiṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 581

Further reading

• “ਮਾਹੀ”, in Mahan Kosh [ਮਹਾਨ ਕੋਸ਼] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Languages Department of Punjab, 2025
• “ਮਾਹੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮਾਹੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.