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dust meaning in Punjabi

ਧੂੜ dhūṛ

/dʌst/

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Northern England/dʊst/

dust in Punjabi: ਧੂੜ (dhūṛ), دھوڑ (dhūṛ), ਧੁੰਦ (dhund), دھند (dhund). In English, dust means fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, fiber debris, dead skin cells, etc.

Punjabi words for dust

dust
ਧੂੜ dhūṛ, دھوڑ dhūṛ, ਧੁੰਦ dhund, دھند dhund, ਖ਼ਾਕ xāk
to dust
ਝਾੜਨਾ jhāṛnā
dust, dirt
ਰਜ raj
dust; dirt; ashes
ਖੇਹ kheh

English meaning of dust

  1. noun Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, fiber debris, dead skin cells, etc.
  2. noun Any substance reduced to fine particles; powder.
  3. noun Submicron particles in outer space, largely silicates and carbon compounds, that contribute greatly to extinction at visible wavelengths.
  4. noun Disintegration of a solid, like silica.

Full definition of dust

dust in a sentence

  • to raise, or kick up, a dust
  • The cleaning lady needs a stool to dust the cupboard.
  • Dusting always makes me cough.

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Questions about dust in Punjabi

What is the meaning of dust in Punjabi?
Dust in Punjabi is ਧੂੜ (dhūṛ), دھوڑ (dhūṛ), ਧੁੰਦ (dhund), دھند (dhund).
dust ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Dust: ਧੂੜ (dhūṛ), دھوڑ (dhūṛ), ਧੁੰਦ (dhund), دھند (dhund).
What does dust mean in English?
Dust means fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, fiber debris, dead skin cells, etc.

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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “dust”: دھند, دھوڑ, ਖ਼ਾਕ, ਖੇਹ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: dust (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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