پنیر
paneer
The Urdu word for cheese is پنیر (paneer).
پنیر refers to a dairy product. Paneer is often used specifically for the Indian/Pakistani cheese made from cow or buffalo milk.
Meaning: dairy product (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
paneer
Did you know?
- Unlike most Western cheeses, پنیر is non-melting, meaning it retains its shape and texture even when cooked in hot curries.
- The word پنیر comes from Classical Persian, making it a 'loanword' that has become a permanent part of the Urdu vocabulary through centuries of cultural exchange.
- Traditional پنیر is made by curdling milk with a food-grade acid like lemon juice or vinegar rather than using rennet.
Examples in context
- ٹام کو پنیر نہیں پسند۔Tom does not love cheese.This sentence shows how to express a lack of preference for پنیر.Tatoeba #1946075 by nabeel_tahir, translation #931500 by FeuDRenais2
- کیا آپ کو پنیر پسند ہے؟kya aap ko paneer pasand hai?Do you like cheese?
- میں نے آج پنیر خریدا۔mein ne aaj paneer khareeda.I bought cheese today.
Example conversation
Zainab and Ahmed are deciding what to put on their sandwiches.
- زینب Zainabکیا ہم اس میں پنیر ڈالیں؟Kya hum is mein paneer dalein?Should we put cheese in this?
- احمد Ahmedہاں، پنیر اچھا لگے گا۔Haan, paneer acha lagega.Yes, cheese will taste good.
- زینب Zainabٹھیک ہے، میں پنیر لاتی ہوں۔Theek hai, mein paneer laati hoon.Okay, I will bring the cheese.
- احمد Ahmedشکریہ زینب۔Shukriya Zainab.Thank you, Zainab.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries پنیر, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
