پوجا

See also: توچا

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā).

Pronunciation

Noun

پُوجا • (pūjā) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਪੂਜਾ)

  1. (religion, polytheism) worship; offering
  2. (Hinduism) puja, a Hindu ritual offered to various deities, distinguished persons, or special guests.
  3. (figuratively) love; affection

Declension
Declension of پوجا
dir. sg. پُوجا (pūjā)
dir. pl. پُوجاواں (pūjāvāṉ)
singular plural
direct پُوجا (pūjā) پُوجاواں (pūjāvāṉ)
oblique پُوجا (pūjā) پُوجاواں (pūjāvāṉ)
vocative پُوجائے (pūjā'e) پُوجاؤ (pūjā'o)
ablative پُوجاؤں (pūjā'oṉ) —
locative — پُوجاوائِیں (pūjāvā'īṉ)
instrumental — —

References
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “پُوجا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • “پُوجا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

Urdu

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /puː.d͡ʒɑː/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː
  • Hyphenation: پُو‧جا

Noun

پُوجا • (pūjā) f (Hindi spelling पूजा)

  1. (religion, polytheism) worship
    لوگ میری آگ جیسے جذبے کی پوجا کرتے ہیں
    log merī āg jaise jazbe kī pūjā karte ha͠i
    People worship my fiery spirit
    Synonym: عِبادت (‘ibādat) (monotheism)
  2. (Hinduism) puja, a Hindu ritual offered to various deities, distinguished persons, or special guests.

Synonyms
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