پوجا

See also: توچا‎

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā).

Pronunciation

Noun

پُوجا • (pūjā) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਪੂਜਾ)

  1. (religion, polytheism) worship; offering
  2. (Hinduism) puja, a Hindu ritual offered to various deities, distinguished persons, or special guests.
  3. (figuratively) love; affection

Declension
Declension of پوجا
dir. sg. پُوجا‎ (pūjā)
dir. pl. پُوجاواں‎ (pūjāvāṉ)
singular plural
direct پُوجا‎ (pūjā) پُوجاواں‎ (pūjāvāṉ)
oblique پُوجا‎ (pūjā) پُوجاواں‎ (pūjāvāṉ)
vocative پُوجائے‎ (pūjā'e) پُوجاؤ‎ (pūjā'o)
ablative پُوجاؤں‎ (pūjā'oṉ) —
locative — پُوجاوائِیں‎ (pūjāvā'īṉ)
instrumental — —

References
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “پُوجا‎”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • “پُوجا‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023

Urdu

Pronunciation

Noun

پُوجا • (pūjā) f (Hindi spelling पूजा)

  1. (religion, polytheism) worship
    ‏لوگ میری آگ جیسے جذبے کی پوجا کرتے ہیں‎
    log merī āg jaise jazbe kī pūjā karte ha͠i
    People worship my fiery spirit
    Synonym: عِبادت‎ (‘ibādat) (monotheism)
  2. (Hinduism) puja, a Hindu ritual offered to various deities, distinguished persons, or special guests.

Synonyms
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