ਪਨੀਰ
panīr
ਪਨੀਰ (panīr) is the Punjabi word for cheese.
ਪਨੀਰ refers to the dairy product known as cheese.
Meaning: dairy product (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
panīr
Did you know?
- Unlike most English 'cheese', ਪਨੀਰ is a non-melting fresh cheese that maintains its shape when heated in curries.
- The word ਪਨੀਰ is actually a loanword from Classical Persian, meaning its roots lie in ancient Iranian languages rather than being an original Indo-Aryan word.
- In Punjabi culture, serving a dish heavy with ਪਨੀਰ is often a way to signal that a guest is being treated with great respect and high status.
Examples in context
- ਮੈਨੂੰ ਪਨੀਰ ਬਹੁਤ ਪਸੰਦ ਹੈ।mainū panīr bahut pasand hai.I like cheese very much.
- ਕੀ ਅਸੀਂ ਪਨੀਰ ਖਾ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਾਂ?kī asīṃ panīr khā sakadē hāṃ?Can we eat cheese?
- ਸਬਜ਼ੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਥੋੜ੍ਹਾ ਪਨੀਰ ਪਾ ਦਿਓ।sabzī vica thōṛhā panīr pā di'ō.Add a little cheese to the vegetable dish.
Example conversation
Ravinder and Manpreet are deciding what to cook for dinner.
- ਰਵਿੰਦਰ Ravinderਚਲੋ ਅੱਜ ਪਨੀਰ ਬਣਾਈਏ।chalō ajj panīr banā'iē.Let's make cheese today.
- ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ Manpreetਠੀਕ ਹੈ, ਪਰ ਪਨੀਰ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਹੈ?ṭhīk hai, par panīr kithē hai?Okay, but where is the cheese?
- ਰਵਿੰਦਰ Ravinderਪਨੀਰ ਫਰਿੱਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ।panīr frij vich hai.The cheese is in the fridge.
- ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ Manpreetਮੈਂ ਇਸਨੂੰ ਕੱਢ ਲਿਆਵਾਂਗੀ।main isanū kaḍḍh li'āvāngī.I will take it out.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cheese” translations and entries ਪਨੀਰ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ਪਨੀਰ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
