sigh meaning in Punjabi
ਹਉਕਾ haukkā
/saɪ/
sigh in Punjabi: ਹਉਕਾ (haukkā), ਕਰਾਹਣਾ (karāhṇā). In English, sigh means to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like.
Punjabi words for sigh
- sigh
- ਹਉਕਾ haukkā
- to sigh, groan
- ਕਰਾਹਣਾ karāhṇā
English meaning of sigh
- verb To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like.
- verb To lament; to grieve.
- verb To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.
- verb To make a sound like sighing.
sigh in a sentence
- When she saw it wasn't damaged, she sighed with relief.
- He sighed. It was going to be a long night.
- He sighed over the lost opportunity.
Synonyms of sigh
sigh in other languages
Questions about sigh in Punjabi
- What is the meaning of sigh in Punjabi?
- Sigh in Punjabi is ਹਉਕਾ (haukkā), ਕਰਾਹਣਾ (karāhṇā).
- sigh ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
- Sigh: ਹਉਕਾ (haukkā), ਕਰਾਹਣਾ (karāhṇā).
- What does sigh mean in English?
- Sigh means to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like.
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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “sigh”: ਕਰਾਹਣਾ, ਹਉਕਾ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: sigh (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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