How to Say "Crow" in Punjabi - How To Say Guide

ਕਾਂ

kā̃/kä̃ː/

The English word "crow" is translated into Punjabi as ਕਾਂ (kā̃). Wiktionary also lists ਕਾਗ and ਕਾਉਂ.

Meaning: any bird of the genus Corvus (noun)

Ways to say it

“crow” in Punjabi
Punjabi	Romanization (Wiktionary)	IPA	Note
ਕਾਂ	kā̃	/kä̃ː/
ਕਾਗ
ਕਾਉਂ
ਕਊਆ	kaūā	[kaːuːaː] (narrow)
ਕਾਕ
کاں	kāṉ	/kä̃ː/	masculine
کاگ	kāg	/kaː.ɡ/	masculine
کاؤں	kā'oṉ		masculine
کَؤُآ	kaūā		masculine
کاک	kāk		masculine

The term refers to any bird belonging to the genus Corvus.

The form ਕਾਗ is a common poetic or literary variant of the word for crow.

The forms ਕਾਗ, ਕਾਉਂ and ਕਾਕ are identified as masculine.

The romanization is kā̃.

In Punjabi culture, the ਕਾਂ is often seen as a messenger. It is a common belief that if a crow perches on a roof or caws loudly, a guest is about to arrive at the house.
In some rural Punjabi traditions, feeding a ਕਾਂ is considered a way to honor ancestors, particularly during specific death anniversary rituals.
The word ਕਾਂ may have originated from an imitation of the bird's actual sound, similar to how English uses 'caw'.

ਉੱਪਰ ਇੱਕ ਕਾਂ ਬੈਠਾ ਹੈ।
uppar ikk kaan baitha hai.
A crow is sitting up there.
ਕਾਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਉੱਚਾ ਉੱਡ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ।
kaan bahut ucha udd riha hai.
The crow is flying very high.
ਕਾਲਾ ਕਾਂ ਰੋਟੀ ਖਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ।
kaala kaan roti kha riha hai.
A black crow is eating bread.

Simran and Ravinder are looking out the window.

ਸਿਮਰਨ Simran

ਰਵਿੰਦਰ, ਦੇਖੋ ਉੱਥੇ ਇੱਕ ਕਾਂ ਹੈ!
Ravinder, dekho uthe ik kān hai!
Ravinder, look, there is a crow there!
ਰਵਿੰਦਰ Ravinder

ਹਾਂ, ਉਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਸ਼ੋਰ ਮਚਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ।
hān, oh bahut shōr machā rīhā hai.
Yes, it is making a lot of noise.
ਸਿਮਰਨ Simran

ਕੀ ਕਾਂ ਇੱਥੇ ਰੋਜ਼ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ?
kī kān ithe rōz āundā hai?
Does the crow come here every day?
ਰਵਿੰਦਰ Ravinder

ਹਾਂ, ਉਹ ਰੋਜ਼ ਇੱਥੇ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
hān, oh rōz ithe āundā hai.
Yes, it comes here every day.

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