ਈਰਖਾਲੂ
īrakhālū
The Punjabi word for jealous is ਈਰਖਾਲੂ (īrakhālū).
ਈਰਖਾਲੂ is an adjective used to describe someone who is envious or feels resentment toward another person because of a perceived advantage, whether that advantage is material or otherwise.
Meaning: envious, feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
īrakhālū
Did you know?
- To protect oneself from the perceived harm of an ਈਰਖਾਲੂ person, it is common to wear a black thread or even place a small black dot on the face to deflect the gaze.
- While English speakers use the color green to describe envy, Punjabi speakers describe a jealous heart as being 'black' or 'burnt'.
- The word ਈਰਖ appears in Gurbani, the sacred Sikh scriptures, where it is used as a spiritual warning against the dangers of ego and attachment.
Examples in context
- ਉਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਈਰਖਾਲੂ ਇਨਸਾਨ ਹੈ।oh bahut eerkhāloo insān hai.He is a very jealous person.
- ਈਰਖਾਲੂ ਹੋਣਾ ਚੰਗੀ ਗੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ।eerkhāloo honā chaṅgī gal nahī hai.Being jealous is not a good thing.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing a coworker at a party.
- ਰਵਿੰਦਰ Ravinderਉਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਈਰਖਾਲੂ ਹੈ।oh bahut eerkhāloo hai.She is very jealous.
- ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ Manpreetਕੀ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਲੱਗਦਾ ਹੈ?kī tuhānu lagdā hai?Do you think so?
- ਰਵਿੰਦਰ Ravinderਹਾਂ, ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ, ਉਹ ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ ਈਰਖਾਲੂ ਰਹਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ।hāñ, Manpreet, oh hamēshā eerkhāloo rahindī hai.Yes, Manpreet, she is always jealous.
- ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ Manpreetਇਹ ਤਾਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਮਾੜੀ ਗੱਲ ਹੈ।ih tāñ bahut māṛī gal hai.That is a very bad thing.
