ਸਿੱਠਣੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

From ਸਿੱਠ (siṭṭha, “satire”).

Noun

ਸਿੱਠਣੀ • (siṭṭhaṇī) f

1. An abusive song sung at a wedding by ladies on the bride's side in which the bridegroom and his relatives are ridiculed.

Further reading

• “ਸਿੱਠਣੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸਿੱਠਣੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.