ਕਟੋਰਾ
katora
The Punjabi word for "bowl" is ਕਟੋਰਾ (katora).
ਕਟੋਰਾ refers to a container used for holding food.
Meaning: container for food (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
katora
Did you know?
- The word ਕਟੋਰਾ is often used metaphorically in Punjabi poetry to describe a 'bowl full of sorrows' or a 'bowl of fate', turning a physical object into an emotional one.
- In Punjabi culture, a ਕਟੋਰਾ is often associated with the act of almsgiving, where a metal bowl is held out to receive food from others.
- When discussing much larger, deeper vessels used in communal eating, the term might shift from ਕਟੋਰਾ to ਪਾਤਰਾ, which implies a larger container or vessel.
Examples in context
- ਮੇਜ਼ ਉੱਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਕਟੋਰਾ ਹੈ।mēj uṭṭē ik kaṭorā hai.There is a bowl on the table.
- ਮੈਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਖਾਲੀ ਕਟੋਰਾ ਦਿਓ।maunū ik khālī kaṭorā di'ō.Give me an empty bowl.
Example conversation
Harman and Simran are preparing lunch together.
- ਹਰਮਨ Hermanਸਿਮਰਨ, ਕਟੋਰਾ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਹੈ?Simran, katora kithe hai?Simran, where is the bowl?
- ਸਿਮਰਨ Simranਉਹ ਸਿੰਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਹਰਮਨ।Oh sink vich hai, Harman.It is in the sink, Harman.
- ਹਰਮਨ Hermanਠੀਕ ਹੈ, ਮੈਂ ਇਸਨੂੰ ਧੋ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹਾਂ।Thik hai, main isnu dho lainda han.Okay, I will wash it.
- ਸਿਮਰਨ Simranਧੰਨਵਾਦ, ਫਿਰ ਸੂਪ ਪਾ ਦਿਓ।Dhanyavad, fir soup pa deo.Thanks, then pour the soup.
