ਗੋਰੀ
gorī
The English phrase "white girl" can be translated into Punjabi as ਗੋਰੀ (gorī).
ਗੋਰੀ is used to describe a girl or woman with light-colored skin. In Punjabi, this term often functions as a descriptive adjective for skin tone rather than serving as a strictly racial identifier as it might in English.
What does it mean word for word?
The word ਗੋਰੀ literally means "fair/white (feminine)".
How do you pronounce it?
gorī
Did you know?
- The word ਗੋਰੀ is frequently used in Punjabi folk songs and poetry as a romantic term of endearment for a beloved woman, regardless of her actual ethnicity.
- The masculine version of the word is ਗੋਰਾ, which is often used as a general shorthand for any Western foreigner, regardless of their gender or specific origin.
- In some regional dialects, adding the suffix -ਏ to create ਗੋਰੀਏ transforms the word into a direct address or a call to a woman, common in traditional 'tappe' songs.
Examples in context
- ਉਹ ਗੋਰੀ ਕੁੜੀ ਹੈ।oh gori kuri hai.She is a fair-skinned girl.
- ਗੋਰੀ ਕੁੜੀ ਬਹੁਤ ਸੋਹਣੀ ਹੈ।gori kuri bahut sohni hai.The fair girl is very beautiful.
Example conversation
Two friends are looking at a photo of a girl.
- ਪ੍ਰੀਤ Preetਦੇਖ, ਉਹ ਗੋਰੀ ਕੁੜੀ ਕੌਣ ਹੈ?dekh, oh gori kuri kaun hai?Look, who is that fair girl?
- ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ Gurpreetਉਹ ਮੇਰੀ ਦੋਸਤ ਹੈ।oh meri dost hai.She is my friend.
- ਪ੍ਰੀਤ Preetਉਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਗੋਰੀ ਹੈ।oh bahut gori hai.She is very fair-skinned.
- ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ Gurpreetਹਾਂ, ਉਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਸੋਹਣੀ ਵੀ ਹੈ।haan, oh bahut sohni vi hai.Yes, and she is very beautiful too.
