ਗੰਜਾ
ganja
The Punjabi word for 'bald' is ਗੰਜਾ (ganja).
The word ਗੰਜਾ is an adjective used to describe someone who has little or no hair on their head.
Meaning: having little or no hair (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
ganja
Did you know?
- The word ਗੰਜਾ sounds identical to the word for 'cannabis' in some other South Asian contexts, though they are spelled differently and have entirely different meanings in Punjabi.
- The term ਗੰਜਾ can be used metaphorically in Punjabi to describe something that has been stripped bare or exhausted, not just a person's head.
- While ਗੰਜਾ refers to baldness, Punjabi culture often associates the 'shaving of the head' as a spiritual act of humility and devotion in the Sikh tradition.
Examples in context
- ਉਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਗੰਜਾ ਹੈ।oh bahut ganjā hai.He is very bald.
- ਮੇਰਾ ਭਰਾ ਹੁਣ ਗੰਜਾ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ।merā bhrā hun ganjā ho giā hai.My brother has become bald now.
- ਕੀ ਉਹ ਗੰਜਾ ਦਿਖਾਈ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ?kī oh ganjā dikhā'ī dindā hai?Does he look bald?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a family member's appearance.
- ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ Gurpreetਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ, ਕੀ ਮੇਰਾ ਚਾਚਾ ਗੰਜਾ ਲੱਗਦਾ ਹੈ?manprīt, kī mērā chāchā ganjā lagdā hai?Manpreet, does my uncle look bald?
- ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ Manpreetਹਾਂ, ਉਹ ਕਾਫੀ ਗੰਜਾ ਹੈ।hāñ, oh kāfī ganjā hai.Yes, he is quite bald.
- ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ Gurpreetਮੈਨੂੰ ਲੱਗਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਵੀ ਇਵੇਂ ਹੋ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ।mainū lagdā hai ki oh vī ivēñ hō jāvēgā.I think I will become like that too.
- ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ Manpreetਨਾ, ਤੁਸੀਂ ਅਜੇ ਗੰਜਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋ।nā, tusīñ ajē ganjā nahīñ hō.No, you are not bald yet.
