ਮੁੱਛਾਂ
muchhan
The Punjabi word for mustache is ਮੁੱਛਾਂ (muchhan).
The term refers to the hair that grows on a man's upper lip.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is muchhan.
Did you know?
- In some rural Punjabi contexts, shaving the ਮੁੱਛਾਂ can be a sign of submission or a public admission of failure.
- Historically, in the Punjab region, the size and shape of a man's ਮੁੱਛਾਂ could signal his specific community or even his warrior status within a clan.
- The term ਮੁੱਛਾਂ is plural in form, even when referring to a single mustache. This is a common linguistic feature in Punjabi where certain body parts or accessories take a plural form.
Examples in context
- ਉਸ ਨੇ ਬੜੀ ਵਧੀਆ ਮੂਚ ਪਾ ਰੱਖੀ ਹੈ।He has grown a great mustache.
- ਉਸ ਦੀਆਂ ਮੁੱਛਾਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਸੰਘਣੀਆਂ ਹਨ।Us dī'ā̃ mucchā̃ bahut saṅghaṇī'ā̃ han.His mustache is very thick.
- ਮੇਰੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਜੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਮੁੱਛਾਂ ਲੰਬੀਆਂ ਹਨ।Mere pitā jī dī'ā̃ mucchā̃ lambī'ā̃ han.My father's mustache is long.
- ਕੀ ਉਸ ਦੀਆਂ ਮੁੱਛਾਂ ਹਨ?Kī us dī'ā̃ mucchā̃ han?Does he have a mustache?
Example conversation
Simran notices Harman has grown a mustache.
- ਹਰਮਨ Hermanਮੈਂ ਹੁਣ ਮੁੱਛਾਂ ਰੱਖ ਰਿਹਾ ਹਾਂ।maĩ huṇ mucchā̃ rakh rihā hā̃.I am keeping a mustache now.
- ਸਿਮਰਨ Simranਤੁਹਾਡੀਆਂ ਮੁੱਛਾਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਸੋਹਣੀਆਂ ਲੱਗ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਹਨ।tuhāḍī'ā̃ mucchā̃ bahut sohṇī'ā̃ lag rahī'ā̃ han.Your mustache looks very nice.
- ਹਰਮਨ Hermanਧੰਨਵਾਦ, ਸਿਮਰਨ!dhannvād, simaran!Thanks, Simran!
- ਸਿਮਰਨ Simranਇਹ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਜਚਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ।ih tuhānū jachdī'ā̃ han.They suit you.
