ਸ਼ੇਰ

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Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian شیر (šêr).Compare Hindi शेर (śer).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

ਸ਼ੇਰ (śerm (feminine ਸ਼ੇਰਨੀ, Shahmukhi spelling شیر)

  1. lion; tiger.
    ਸ਼ੇਰ ਵੱਡਾ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਹੈ।śer vaḍḍā jānvar hai.The lion is a big animal.
  2. (figuratively) a heroic man.

Further reading[edit]

  • ਸ਼ੇਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024