Word.ws English Dictionary

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

  1. verb Of a man: to promise to take (a woman) as a future spouse; to plight one's troth to.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

Full definition of betroth

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.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-betroth.wav, LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-betroth.wav.

Cite this page: “betroth meaning in Punjabi.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/punjabi/betroth. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.