How to Say "Rabbit" in Punjabi

ਖ਼ਰਗੋਸ਼

xargoś/xəɾ.ɡoːʃ/Gurmukhi, masculine

The English word "rabbit" is ਖ਼ਰਗੋਸ਼ (xargoś) in Punjabi.

ਖ਼ਰਗੋਸ਼ is the term used to refer to the mammal known as a rabbit.

Meaning: mammal (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

The word is a masculine noun.

The pronunciation is xargoś. It has two syllables.

The Punjabi alphabet uses a special dot called a 'bindi' or 'nuqta' under the first letter of ਖ਼ਰਗੋਸ਼ to indicate the specific foreign sound borrowed from Persian.
Because the word for rabbit is borrowed from Persian, it belongs to a layer of vocabulary often associated with the courtly or administrative history of the Punjab region.
In many South Asian contexts, including Punjabi-speaking areas, the term 'rabbit' is used interchangeably with the concept of a 'hare' in storytelling, even if the biological distinction exists.

ਉਸਨੇ ਅਪਨੇ ਬੱਚੇ ਲਈ ਖਰਗੋਸ਼ ਖਰੀਦਿਆ।
He bought a rabbit for his child.
ਖਰਗੋਸ਼ ਪਹਾੜ 'ਤੇ ਦੌੜ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੀ।
The rabbit was running on the mountain.
ਇੱਕ ਚਿੱਟਾ ਖ਼ਰਗੋਸ਼ ਦੌੜ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ।
ikk chittā kharagōsh dauṛ rihā hai.
A white rabbit is running.
ਮੇਰੇ ਕੋਲ ਇੱਕ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਖ਼ਰਗੋਸ਼ ਹੈ।
merē kōl ikk piārā kharagōsh hai.
I have a cute rabbit.
ਖ਼ਰਗੋਸ਼ ਗਾਜਰ ਖਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ।
kharagōsh gājar khāndē han.
Rabbits eat carrots.

At a pet shop, Ravinder and Simran are looking at animals.

ਰਵਿੰਦਰ Ravinder

ਕੀ ਇਹ ਖ਼ਰਗੋਸ਼ ਬਹੁਤ ਤੇਜ਼ ਦੌੜਦਾ ਹੈ?
kī ih kharagōsh bahut tēz dauṛdā hai?
Does this rabbit run very fast?
ਸਿਮਰਨ Simran

ਹਾਂ, ਇਹ ਖ਼ਰਗੋਸ਼ ਬਹੁਤ ਚੁਸਤ ਹੈ।
hān, ih kharagōsh bahut chust hai.
Yes, this rabbit is very agile.
ਰਵਿੰਦਰ Ravinder

ਸਿਮਰਨ, ਦੇਖੋ ਇਹ ਕਿੰਨਾ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਹੈ!
simran, dēkhō ih kinnā sundar hai!
Simran, look how beautiful it is!
ਸਿਮਰਨ Simran

ਰਵਿੰਦਰ, ਇਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਲੱਗਦਾ ਹੈ।
ravindar, ih bahut hī piārā laggdā hai.
Ravinder, it looks very lovely.

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