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shoulder meaning in Punjabi

ਮੋਢਾ moḍhā

UK/ˈʃəʊldə//ˈʃoʊldɚ/

shoulder in Punjabi: ਮੋਢਾ (moḍhā), موڈھا (moḍhā), ਕੰਧਾ (kandhā), ਕੰਨ੍ਹਾ (kannhā). In English, shoulder means the part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface running away from the neck.

Punjabi words for shoulder

top of the torso, away from the neck
ਮੋਢਾ moḍhā, موڈھا moḍhā
joint between arm and torso
ਮੋਢਾ moḍhā, ਕੰਧਾ kandhā, ਕੰਨ੍ਹਾ kannhā, موڈھا moḍhā, کَنْدھا kandhā

English meaning of shoulder

  1. noun The part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface running away from the neck.
  2. noun The joint between the arm and the torso, sometimes including the surrounding muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
  3. noun A cut of meat comprising the upper joint of the foreleg and the surrounding muscle.
  4. noun The portion of a garment where the shoulder is clothed.

Full definition of shoulder

shoulder in a sentence

  • The parrot was sitting on Steve's shoulder.
  • He stopped the car on the shoulder of the highway to change the flat tire.
  • He shouldered me out of my own band.

Synonyms of shoulder

shoulder in other languages

Questions about shoulder in Punjabi

What is the meaning of shoulder in Punjabi?
Shoulder in Punjabi is ਮੋਢਾ (moḍhā), موڈھا (moḍhā), ਕੰਧਾ (kandhā), ਕੰਨ੍ਹਾ (kannhā).
shoulder ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Shoulder: ਮੋਢਾ (moḍhā), موڈھا (moḍhā), ਕੰਧਾ (kandhā), ਕੰਨ੍ਹਾ (kannhā).
What does shoulder mean in English?
Shoulder means the part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface running away from the neck.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: shoulder (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. 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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