melancholy meaning in Punjabi
غم ġam
UK/ˈmɛlənkəli/
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British/ˈmɛlənk(ə)lɪj/
melancholy in Punjabi: غم (ġam), ਗ਼ਮ (ġam). In English, melancholy means black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.
Punjabi words for melancholy
- melancholy
- غم ġam, ਗ਼ਮ ġam
English meaning of melancholy
- noun Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.
- noun Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
- adjective Affected with great sadness or depression.
- adjective Suggestive of wistfulness or subdued emotion.
melancholy in a sentence
- Melancholy people don't talk much.
Synonyms of melancholy
melancholy in other languages
Questions about melancholy in Punjabi
- What is the meaning of melancholy in Punjabi?
- Melancholy in Punjabi is غم (ġam), ਗ਼ਮ (ġam).
- melancholy ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
- Melancholy: غم (ġam), ਗ਼ਮ (ġam).
- What does melancholy mean in English?
- Melancholy means black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.
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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “melancholy”: غم, ਗ਼ਮ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: melancholy (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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