How to Say "Buffalo" in Punjabi

ਮੱਝ

majjha/mə˩˥.d͡ʒːᵊ/feminine

The word for "buffalo" in Punjabi is ਮੱਝ (majjha). Wiktionary also lists مَجّھ and مَھین٘س (Malwai).

Meaning: bovid of the Bubalina subtribe (noun)

Ways to say it

“buffalo” in Punjabi
Punjabi	Romanization (Wiktionary)	IPA	Note
ਮੱਝ	majjha	/mə˩˥.d͡ʒːᵊ/	feminine
مَجّھ
مَھین٘س	Malwai
ਮ੍ਹੈਂਸ	mhaiṉs	/mɛ̃ːs˥˩/	feminine

The term refers to the bovid of the Bubalina subtribe.

The word ਮੱਝ (majjha) is a feminine noun. Another form available is ਮ੍ਹੈਂਸ (mhaiṉs), which is also feminine. There is also the form مَھین٘س.

The default feminine form ਮੱਝ (majjha) becomes the plural ਮੱਝਾਂ (majjhā) when referring to multiple buffaloes.

majjha (/mə˩˥.dʒːᵊ/)

In some Punjabi dialects, referring to someone as a ਮੱਝ can be a playful or insulting way to call them stubborn or slow-witted.
In Punjabi culture, the ਮੱਝ is often personified in folk songs and poetry as a symbol of maternal care and abundance due to its high milk production.
The word ਮੱਝ is linked to the Sanskrit word महा (mahā), which also refers to the buffalo.

ਮੈਂ ਇੱਕ ਮੱਝ ਦੇਖੀ।
main ik majjh dekhi.
I saw a buffalo.
ਮੱਝ ਗੁੜ੍ਹੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਖੜ੍ਹੀ ਹੈ।
majj gurdhe vich khari hai.
The buffalo is standing in the mud.
ਕਿਸਾਨ ਕੋਲ ਇੱਕ ਮੱਝ ਹੈ।
kisan kol ik majjh hai.
The farmer has a buffalo.

Two friends are talking at a farm.

ਸਿਮਰਨ Simran

ਹਰਮਨ, ਕੀ ਤੂੰ ਮੱਝ ਦੇਖੀ?
harman, ki tu majjh dekhi?
Harman, did you see the buffalo?
ਹਰਮਨ Herman

ਹਾਂ, ਮੈਂ ਮੱਝ ਨੂੰ ਘਾਹ ਖਾਂਦੇ ਦੇਖਿਆ।
han, main majjh nu ghaah khande dekhiya.
Yes, I saw the buffalo eating grass.
ਸਿਮਰਨ Simran

ਉਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਵੱਡੀ ਮੱਝ ਹੈ।
oh bahut vaddi majjh hai.
That is a very big buffalo.
ਹਰਮਨ Herman

ਸਿਮਰਨ, ਉਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਤਾਕਤਵਰ ਲੱਗਦੀ ਹੈ।
simran, oh bahut takatvar lagdi hai.
Simran, she looks very strong.

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