ਹਮਸਾਇਆ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian همسایه (hamsâya)

Noun

ਹਮਸਾਇਆ • (hamsāiā) m (Shahmukhi spelling ہمسایہ)

1. neighbour

   Synonym: ਗੁਆਂਢੀ (guāṇḍhī)

Related terms

• ਸਾਇਆ m (sāiā, “shadow”)

Further reading

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