betroth meaning in Punjabi
ਠਾਕਣਾ ṭhākăṇā
/bɪˈtɹəʊð//bəˈtɹoʊð/
betroth in Punjabi: ਠਾਕਣਾ (ṭhākăṇā), منگنا (maṉgṇā). In English, betroth means of a man: to promise to take (a woman) as a future spouse; to plight one's troth to.
Punjabi words for betroth
- to betroth
- ਠਾਕਣਾ ṭhākăṇā
- to betroth; seek for the hand in marriage
- منگنا maṉgṇā
English meaning of betroth
- verb Of a man: to promise to take (a woman) as a future spouse; to plight one's troth to.
- verb Often of a parent or guardian: to promise that (two people) be married to each other; specifically and chiefly, to promise that (a woman) be given in marriage to a man; to affiance.
- verb Of God: to enter into a relationship with (believers, or the church as a whole); also, of a priest: to pledge (himself) to the church prior to being consecrated as a bishop.
- verb To pledge or promise oneself to (a cause); to espouse; also (sometimes reflexive), to pledge or promise (oneself or one's efforts) to a cause or to do something.
betroth in a sentence
- He betrothed his daughter to a distant relative.
- The couple were betrothed not long after they met each other.
betroth in other languages
Questions about betroth in Punjabi
- What is the meaning of betroth in Punjabi?
- Betroth in Punjabi is ਠਾਕਣਾ (ṭhākăṇā), منگنا (maṉgṇā).
- betroth ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
- Betroth: ਠਾਕਣਾ (ṭhākăṇā), منگنا (maṉgṇā).
- What does betroth mean in English?
- Betroth means of a man: to promise to take (a woman) as a future spouse; to plight one's troth to.
Source and license
Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “betroth”: منگنا, ਠਾਕਣਾ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: betroth (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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