ਸਿਆਲ
sial
The Punjabi word for winter is ਸਿਆਲ (sial).
ਸਿਆਲ is a noun used to refer to the fourth season, which is characterized by the lowest temperatures and the shortest days of the year.
Meaning: fourth season, marked by short days and the lowest temperatures (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is sial.
Did you know?
- During ਸਿਆਲ, it is a common cultural tradition in Punjab to use a ਲੋਹਰੀ bonfire to celebrate the end of the coldest part of the year.
- In the context of farming, winter is defined by ਰਬੀ crops, a term derived from Arabic meaning 'spring', because they are harvested in the spring.
- Punjabi has a specific term for the 'peak' of winter known as ਪੋਹ, which is also the name of a month in the Nanakshahi calendar.
Examples in context
- ਸਿਆਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਹੁਤ ਠੰਢ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ।sial vich bahut thand hundī hai.It is very cold in winter.
- ਸਾਨੂੰ ਸਿਆਲ ਲਈ ਕੱਪੜੇ ਤਿਆਰ ਰੱਖਣੇ ਚਾਹੀਦੇ ਹਨ।saṇū sial laī kapṛē tiār rakhaṇē cāhīdē han.We should keep clothes ready for winter.
- ਸਿਆਲ ਦੀ ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤ ਹੋ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ।sial dī śurūāt hō ra hī hai.Winter is starting.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing their favorite seasons.
- ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ Gurpreetਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਮੌਸਮ ਪਸੰਦ ਹੈ?Tuhanu kehra mausam pasand hai?Which season do you like?
- ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ Manpreetਮੈਨੂੰ ਸਿਆਲ ਬਹੁਤ ਪਸੰਦ ਹੈ।Mainu siaal bahut pasand hai.I like winter very much.
- ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ Gurpreetਪਰ ਸਿਆਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਹੁਤ ਠੰਡ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ।Par siaal vich bahut thand hundi hai.But it is very cold in winter.
- ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ Manpreetਹਾਂ, ਪਰ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਗਰਮ ਕੱਪੜੇ ਪਸੰਦ ਹਨ।Han, par mainu garam kapre pasand han.Yes, but I like warm clothes.
