ਚੱਟਾਨ
chattan
The Punjabi word for rock is ਚੱਟਾਨ (chattan).
ਚੱਟਾਨ refers to a large stone or a boulder.
Meaning: large stone or boulder (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
chattan
Did you know?
- Calling a tiny pebble a ਚੱਟਾਨ instead of a ਪੱਥਰ is a common way to be humorous or sarcastic in Punjabi conversation.
- The word ਚੱਟਾਨ is shared with Urdu and Hindi, but in Punjabi folk songs, it is frequently paired with adjectives emphasizing height and steepness to describe the rugged terrain of the Himalayas.
- The word ਚੱਟਾਨ is shared across Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu, making it a recognizable term across several different languages of South Asia.
Examples in context
- ਇਹ ਚੱਟਾਨ ਬਹੁਤ ਵੱਡੀ ਹੈ।ih chattān bahut vaḍī hai.This rock is very large.
- ਪਹਾੜ ਦੇ ਉੱਪਰ ਇੱਕ ਚੱਟਾਨ ਹੈ।pahāṛ de uppar ik chattān hai.There is a rock on top of the mountain.
- ਚੱਟਾਨ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਹੈ।chattān bahut sakhat hai.The rock is very hard.
Example conversation
Manpreet and Ravinder are hiking in the mountains.
- ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ Manpreetਰਵਿੰਦਰ, ਦੇਖੋ ਉਹ ਚੱਟਾਨ ਕਿੰਨੀ ਉੱਚੀ ਹੈ!Ravindar, dekho oh chattān kinnī uchī hai!Ravinder, look how high that rock is!
- ਰਵਿੰਦਰ Ravinderਹਾਂ, ਇਹ ਚੱਟਾਨ ਬਹੁਤ ਭਾਰੀ ਲੱਗਦੀ ਹੈ।Hā̃, ih chattān bahut bhārī lagdī hai.Yes, that rock looks very heavy.
- ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ Manpreetਕੀ ਅਸੀਂ ਇਸ ਚੱਟਾਨ ਦੇ ਉੱਪਰ ਚੜ੍ਹ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਾਂ?Kī asī̃ is chattān de uppar caṛh sakde hā̃?Can we climb on top of this rock?
- ਰਵਿੰਦਰ Ravinderਨਹੀਂ, ਇਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਖ਼ਤਰਨਾਕ ਹੋ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ।Nahī̃, ih bahut khatarnāk ho sakdā hai.No, it could be very dangerous.
