ਪੌੜੀਆਂ
pauṛīā̃
The Punjabi word for stairs is ਪੌੜੀਆਂ (pauṛīā̃).
The word refers to a contiguous set of steps.
Meaning: contiguous set of steps (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The default form ਪੌੜੀਆਂ is the plural form, used to refer to a set of steps. The singular form, referring to a single stair, is ਪੌੜੀ.
How do you pronounce it?
pauṛīā̃
Did you know?
- In many Punjabi households, the phrase ਪੌੜੀਆਂ ਚੜ੍ਹਨਾ (pauṛīā̃ caṛhnā), meaning 'to climb the stairs', can be used as an idiom for making progress or rising in social status.
- When describing a staircase in a temple or Gurdwara, the ਪੌੜੀਆਂ are often seen as a symbolic transition from the material world to the spiritual realm.
- In older rural architecture of the Punjab region, ਪੌੜੀਆਂ were often built into the exterior walls of the house to reach the roof, which served as a primary living space during hot summer nights.
Examples in context
- ਪੌੜੀਆਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਖ਼ਤਰਨਾਕ ਹਨ।pauṛī'āṁ bahut khatarnāk han.The stairs are very dangerous.
- ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਪੌੜੀਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਪਰ ਜਾ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ?kī tusīṁ pauṛī'āṁ tōṁ uppar jā sakadē hō?Can you go up the stairs?
- ਲੱਕੜ ਦੀਆਂ ਪੌੜੀਆਂ ਨਵੀਆਂ ਹਨ।lakkhaṛ dī'āṁ pauṛī'āṁ navī'āṁ han.The wooden stairs are new.
Example conversation
Kiran and Harman are at home.
- ਕਿਰਨ Kiranਹਰਮਨ, ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਪੌੜੀਆਂ ਸਾਫ਼ ਕੀਤੀਆਂ?harman, kī tusī̃ paurīā̃ sāf kītīā̃?Harman, did you clean the stairs?
- ਹਰਮਨ Hermanਹਾਂ, ਮੈਂ ਹੁਣੇ ਹੀ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ।hā̃, maĩ hunē hī kītā hai.Yes, I just did it.
- ਕਿਰਨ Kiranਧੰਨਵਾਦ, ਹੁਣ ਮੈਂ ਉੱਪਰ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਹਾਂ।dhannvād, hun maĩ uppar jā rahī hā̃.Thanks, now I am going up.
- ਹਰਮਨ Hermanਠੀਕ ਹੈ, ਕਿਰਨ, ਧਿਆਨ ਨਾਲ ਜਾਓ।ṭhīk hai, kiran, dhiān nāl jāō.Okay, Kiran, go carefully.
