ਮੁਰਗੀ
murgī
In Punjabi, the word for chicken is ਮੁਰਗੀ (murgī).
The term ਮੁਰਗੀ is used to refer to the bird. When you are specifically talking about chicken as food or meat, it is common to use the phrase ਮੁਰਗੀ ਦਾ ਮੀਟ.
Meaning: bird (noun)
Which one should you use?
While ਮੁਰਗੀ refers specifically to a hen, the word ਮੁਰਗਾ is used to refer to a rooster.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural form of ਮੁਰਗੀ, use ਮੁਰਗੀਆਂ.
How do you pronounce it?
murgī
Did you know?
- In rural Punjab, the sound of a ਮੁਰਗਾ (rooster) is not just a wake-up call but is historically viewed as a sign of the start of the 'Amrit Vela' or early morning spiritual hours.
- The word ਮੁਰਗੀ is built from the root ਮੁਰਗ, which is also the source for the word 'murg' used in many other South Asian languages to denote a rooster or fowl.
- In many Punjabi dialects, if you simply say ਮੁਰਗਾ (rooster) instead of ਮੁਰਗੀ (hen), people will understand you are talking about the species in general, even if you aren't referring to a male bird.
Examples in context
- ਉਹ ਇੱਕ ਮੁਰਗੀ ਹੈ।uh ik murghī hai.That is a chicken.
- ਮੁਰਗੀ ਦਾ ਆਂਡਾ ਚਿੱਟਾ ਹੈ।murghī dā āṇḍā ciṭṭā hai.The chicken's egg is white.
- ਮੁਰਗੀ ਬਾਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੌੜ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ।murghī bāg vic dauṛ rahī hai.The chicken is running in the garden.
Example conversation
Kiran and Ravinder are looking at animals in a farmyard.
- ਕਿਰਨ Kiranਰਵਿੰਦਰ, ਦੇਖੋ ਉਹ ਮੁਰਗੀ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ!Ravinder, dekho uh murghī kithe jā rahī hai!Ravinder, look where that chicken is going!
- ਰਵਿੰਦਰ Ravinderਹਾਂ ਕਿਰਨ, ਉਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਤੇਜ਼ ਦੌੜ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ।Hā̃ Kiran, uh bahut tez dauṛ rahī hai.Yes Kiran, she is running very fast.
- ਕਿਰਨ Kiranਕੀ ਇਹ ਸਾਡੀ ਮੁਰਗੀ ਹੈ?Kī eh sāḍī murghī hai?Is this our chicken?
- ਰਵਿੰਦਰ Ravinderਨਹੀਂ, ਇਹ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੀ ਮੁਰਗੀ ਹੈ।Nahī̃, eh kise hor dī murghī hai.No, this is someone else's chicken.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ਮੁਰਗੀ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
