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purdah meaning in Punjabi

ਪਰਦਾ pardā

/ˈpɜːdə/US/ˈpɝdə/

purdah in Punjabi: ਪਰਦਾ (pardā). In English, purdah means a curtain, especially one used in some Hindu or Muslim traditions to conceal women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers.

Punjabi words for purdah

purdah, cover, veil, privacy, seclusion, secrecy, clandestineness
ਪਰਦਾ pardā

English meaning of purdah

  1. noun A curtain, especially one used in some Hindu or Muslim traditions to conceal women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers.
  2. noun A long veil or other attire covering most of the body, worn by women in some Muslim societies.
  3. noun The situation or system of secluding women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers, in some Muslim and Hindu traditions, by using a curtain or screen, and/or wearing a face veil or attire covering most of the body.
  4. noun Keeping apart; isolation, seclusion; also, concealment, secrecy.

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Questions about purdah in Punjabi

What is the meaning of purdah in Punjabi?
Purdah in Punjabi is ਪਰਦਾ (pardā).
purdah ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Purdah: ਪਰਦਾ (pardā).
What does purdah mean in English?
Purdah means a curtain, especially one used in some Hindu or Muslim traditions to conceal women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers.

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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “purdah”: ਪਰਦਾ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: purdah (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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