shelter meaning in Punjabi
پناہ panāh
UK/ˈʃɛltə//ˈʃɛltɚ/
shelter in Punjabi: پناہ (panāh), ਪਨਾਹ (panāh), ਸ਼ਰਨ (śaran), ਕੱਜਣਾ (kajjaṇā). In English, shelter means a place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as a cave).
Punjabi words for shelter
- shelter, refuge, asylum, protection
- پناہ panāh, ਪਨਾਹ panāh, ਸ਼ਰਨ śaran
- to shelter or protect
- ਕੱਜਣਾ kajjaṇā
English meaning of shelter
- noun A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as a cave).
- noun A bare-bones above-ground structure meant to provide temporary cover from the elements; usually small and with no door to close.
- noun A place for protection from deadly conditions outside, including military assault; usually partly or fully underground.
- noun A refuge, sanctuary, or (by metonymy) institution that provides temporary housing or a place to sleep for those in need or in danger.
shelter in a sentence
- The band of explorers found a shelter behind the waterfall, which they rested at for three days.
- I wish more people would look for pets at the shelter before turning to breeders!
- Along with air, water, and food, shelter is often recognized as a human necessity.
Synonyms of shelter
shelter in other languages
- shelter in Hindi
- shelter in Tamil
- shelter in Marathi
- shelter in Urdu
- shelter in Bengali
- shelter in Telugu
- shelter in Malayalam
- shelter in Kannada
- shelter in Gujarati
- shelter in Odia
- shelter in Sanskrit
- shelter in Assamese
- shelter in Nepali
- shelter in Arabic
- shelter in Malay
- shelter in Indonesian
- shelter in Thai
- shelter in Vietnamese
- shelter in Myanmar
Questions about shelter in Punjabi
- What is the meaning of shelter in Punjabi?
- Shelter in Punjabi is پناہ (panāh), ਪਨਾਹ (panāh), ਸ਼ਰਨ (śaran), ਕੱਜਣਾ (kajjaṇā).
- shelter ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
- Shelter: پناہ (panāh), ਪਨਾਹ (panāh), ਸ਼ਰਨ (śaran), ਕੱਜਣਾ (kajjaṇā).
- What does shelter mean in English?
- Shelter means a place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as a cave).
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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “shelter”: پناہ, ਕੱਜਣਾ, ਪਨਾਹ, ਸ਼ਰਨ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: shelter (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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