ਕੇਹਰ

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Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑁂𑀲𑀭𑀺 (kesari), from Sanskrit केसरिन् (kesarin). Cognate with Gujarati કેસરી (kesrī) and Sindhi ڪيهَرِ (kehari).

Noun

ਕੇਹਰ (keharm (Shahmukhi spelling کیہر)

  1. tiger, lion
    • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 382:
      ਅਜ ਕੈ ਵਸਿ ਗੁਰਿ ਕੀਨੋ ਕੇਹਰਿ ਕੂਕਰ ਤਿਨਹਿ ਲਗਾਈ ਰੇ
      aj kae vas gur kīno kehar kūkar tineh lagāē re
      The Guru has put the tiger under the control of the sheep, and now, the dog eats grass.
    Synonyms: ਸ਼ੇਰ (śer), ਸਿੰਘ (siṅgh), ਸ਼ੀਂਹ (śī̃h)

Descendants

  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: केहरी (kehrī)

References

  • ਕੇਹਰ”, in Punjabipedia (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕੇਹਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kēsarin”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 180