ਕੁੜੀ
kuṛī/kʊ.ɽiː/
The Punjabi word for girl is ਕੁੜੀ (kuṛī).
ਕੁੜੀ is used to refer to a young female person.
Meaning: young female person (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of ਕੁੜੀ is ਕੁੜੀਆਂ (girls). When the noun ਕੁੜੀ is the object of a preposition such as 'to', it takes the oblique case marker ਨੂੰ, becoming ਕੁੜੀ ਨੂੰ (to the girl).
How do you pronounce it?
The word consists of 2 syllables and is pronounced /kʊ.ɽiː/ (kuṛī).
Did you know?
- In Punjabi culture, the term ਕੁੜੀ is often used affectionately by elders to address a daughter or granddaughter regardless of her actual age.
- The word ਕੁੜੀ features a retroflex flap consonant, meaning the tongue curls back and flicks forward rapidly to produce the sound.
- In Punjabi poetry and folk songs, a girl is often metaphorically described using terms related to flowers or birds, moving beyond the literal ਕੁੜੀ.
Examples in context
- ਉਹ ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟੀ ਕੁੜੀ ਹੈ।oh ik chhoti kudi hai.She is a little girl.
- ਕੁੜੀ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਿਆਣੀ ਹੈ।kudi bahut siani hai.The girl is very wise.
- ਕੁੜੀ ਸਕੂਲ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ।kudi school ja rahi hai.The girl is going to school.
Example conversation
Manpreet and Aman are talking about a new neighbor.
- ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ Manpreetਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂਨੂੰ ਉਹ ਨਵੀਂ ਕੁੜੀ ਦਿਖੀ?Ki tusi-nu oh navi kudi dikhi?Did you see that new girl?
- ਅਮਨ Amanਨਹੀਂ, ਮੈਂ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਨਹੀਂ ਦੇਖਿਆ।Nahin, main usnu nahin dekhya.No, I didn't see her.
- ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ Manpreetਉਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਮਿਹਨਤੀ ਕੁੜੀ ਲੱਗਦੀ ਹੈ।Oh bahut mehnati kudi lagdi hai.She seems like a very hardworking girl.
- ਅਮਨ Amanਚਲੋ, ਉਸਨੂੰ ਮਿਲਦੇ ਹਾਂ।Chalo, usnu milde haan.Come on, let's meet her.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “girl” translations and entries ਕੁੜੀ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
