ਖਰਚੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خرچ (xarč) / خرج (xarj), from Arabic خَرْج (ḵarj). Compare Old Marathi 𑘏𑘨𑘓 (kharaca).

Noun

ਖਰਚੁ (kharacu) m (Shahmukhi کَھرَچُ)

  1. cost, travelling expenses, sustenance, provision (for life)
    ਖਰਚੁ ਬੰਨਿ, ਬਾਂਧਿ
    kharacu banni, bāndhi
    /kharacu bannhi, bāndhi/
    to get together travelling expenses
    • 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 595:
      ਖਰਚੁ ਬੰਨੁ ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਮਤੁ ਮਨ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਕਲੁ ॥
      kharacu bannu caṅgiāīā matu mana jāṇahi kalu.
      /kharacu bannhu caṅgiāīā matu mana jāṇahi kalu./
      • 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
        Gather up merits for your travelling expenses,
        and do not think of tomorrow in your mind.

Descendants

  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਖਰਚ (kharac)
    Shahmukhi script: خَرچ (xarc)

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਖਰਚੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 90.
  • ਖਰਚੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
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