Gurmukhi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ (gurmukhī) / گُرْمُکھی (gurmukhī), commonly translated as "from the Mouth of the Guru", since it was standardised by Guru Angad in the 16th century.

Proper noun

Gurmukhi

1. An abugida script, or writing system, designed for writing the Punjabi language used primarily in Punjab, India

Translations

abugida script for writing Punjabi

• Assamese: গুৰুমুখীয়া (gurumukhia)
• Catalan: gurmukhi m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 古木基文 (gǔmùjīwén)

• Finnish: gurmukhi
• Hindi: गुरमुखी (hi) f (gurmukhī), गुरुमुखी f (gurumukhī)
• Irish: Gurmúcaí f
• Japanese: グルムキー文字 (グルムキーもじ, gurumukī moji)
• Marathi: गुरमुखी (gurmukhī)
• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ (pa) f (gurmukhī)

  Shahmukhi: گُرْمُکھی f (gurmukhī)

• Russian: гурму́кхи m (gurmúkxi), гурмукхи́ m (gurmukxí)
• Spanish: gurmukhi m
• Thai: อักษรคุรมุขี, อักษรกูร์มูคี, อักษรเกอร์มุกห์
• Urdu: گُرْمُکھی f (gurmukhī)

See also

• Shahmukhi

Further reading

• “Gurmukhi” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
• “Gurmukhi”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.