How to Say "Honey" in Punjabi

ਸ਼ਹਿਦ

śahid/ʃɛː˦d̪ə̆/Gurmukhi, masculine

The English word honey is translated into Punjabi as ਸ਼ਹਿਦ (śahid). Wiktionary also lists ਮਾਖੀ (mākhī) and ماکھی (mākhī).

Meaning: sweet substance produced by bees (noun)

Ways to say it

“honey” in Punjabi
Punjabi	Romanization (Wiktionary)	IPA	Note
ਸ਼ਹਿਦ	śahid	/ʃɛː˦d̪ə̆/ /ʃə.ɦɪd̪ə̆/	Gurmukhi, masculine
ਮਾਖੀ	mākhī		Gurmukhi, masculine
ماکھی	mākhī	/mäː.kʰiː/	Shahmukhi, masculine
شَہَد	śahad		Shahmukhi, masculine

The term is used to refer to the sweet substance produced by bees.

The forms are provided in two scripts: ਸ਼ਹਿਦ and ਮਾਖੀ use the Gurmukhi script, while شَہَد and ماکھی use the Shahmukhi script.

Both forms are masculine nouns.

śahid (/ʃɛː˦d̪ə̆/)

While ਸ਼ਹਿਦ refers specifically to honey, the word ਮਾਖੀ is also used to mean 'bee'.
The term ਮਾਖੀ descends from the Sanskrit word mākṣiká, which historically referred to flies or winged insects.
In Punjabi culture, honey is often associated with 'healing' and is used in traditional folk remedies for coughs and sore throats.

ਮੈਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਹਿਦ ਬਹੁਤ ਪਸੰਦ ਹੈ।
manū̃ shahad bahut pasand hai.
I like honey very much.
ਕੀ ਇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਹਿਦ ਹੈ?
kī is vich shahad hai?
Is there honey in this?
ਮੈਂ ਇੱਕ ਚਮਚ ਸ਼ਹਿਦ ਲਵਾਂਗਾ।
maiã ik chamach shahad lavāṅgā.
I will take a spoon of honey.

Aman and Preet are in the kitchen preparing breakfast.

ਅਮਨ Aman

ਪ੍ਰੀਤ, ਕੀ ਸ਼ਹਿਦ ਖ਼ਤਮ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ?
Preet, kī shahid khatam hō giā hai?
Preet, is the honey finished?
ਪ੍ਰੀਤ Preet

ਹਾਂ, ਮੈਂ ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਨਵਾਂ ਸ਼ਹਿਦ ਲੈ ਆਵਾਂਗੀ।
Hā̃, main kall navā̃ shahid laī āvāngī.
Yes, I will bring new honey tomorrow.
ਅਮਨ Aman

ਠੀਕ ਹੈ, ਫਿਰ ਅੱਜ ਚੀਨੀ ਵਰਤ ਲਓ।
Ṭhīk hai, phir ajj chīnī varat lō.
Okay, then use sugar today.
ਪ੍ਰੀਤ Preet

ਠੀਕ ਹੈ, ਮੈਂ ਇੰਝ ਹੀ ਕਰਦੀ ਹਾਂ।
Ṭhīk hai, main injh hī kardī hā̃.
Okay, I will do that.

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