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shield meaning in Punjabi

ਢਾਲ ḍhāl

UK/ˈʃiːld/

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British/ˈʃɪj(ə)ld/

shield in Punjabi: ਢਾਲ (ḍhāl). In English, shield means a broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.

Punjabi words for shield

shield
ਢਾਲ ḍhāl

English meaning of shield

  1. noun A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.
  2. noun One who protects or defends.
  3. noun A featherless, flat, fleshy protuberance on the head; a frontal shield.
  4. noun A flattish patch of iridescent feathers.

Full definition of shield

shield in a sentence

  • Meronyms: field, charge, emblem
  • Sunscreen shields against the harmful effects of solar rays.

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Questions about shield in Punjabi

What is the meaning of shield in Punjabi?
Shield in Punjabi is ਢਾਲ (ḍhāl).
shield ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Shield: ਢਾਲ (ḍhāl).
What does shield mean in English?
Shield means a broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.

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