ਪ੍ਰੇਮੁ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रेमन् (preman). Compare Old Hindi प्रेम (prema), Old Marathi 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘹𑘦 (prema).

Noun

ਪ੍ਰੇਮੁ • (prēmu) m

  1. (Old Punjabi) love
    ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਰਸੁ ― prēma rasu ― joy of love
    (ਸੇਤੀ) ਪ੍ਰੇਮੁ ਰਚਾਇ ― (sētī) prēmu racāi ― be, fall in love with

Descendants
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi: ਪ੍ਰੇਮ (prēm), ਪਰੇਮ (parēm)
    Shahmukhi: پریم‎ (prēm)

Further reading
  • Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 199
  • “ਪ੍ਰੇਮੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021
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