Updated date:

Jun 2, 2020

Words for Different Bodies of Water in Punjabi and English

Author:: Sourav Rana

I live in India, and I speak Hindi, Punjabi and English very well. I like to learn other languages too.

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Water is the main constituent of the world. According to one estimate, the planet earth is composed of 70% water, and the rest as land. Water does not have any shape and takes the shape of the container in which it is placed. The containment of water on the earth's crust is known as a body of water—oceans and rivers, for example.

There are many types of water bodies; here we will discuss the names of some of the principal water bodies in the Punjabi language. Punjabi words are originally written with Gurumukhi script, but the Punjabi names of the water bodies have also been provided in the Roman script in this article for the ease of understanding of English readers.

English	Punjabi (Roman Letters)	Punjabi (Gurumukhi Letters)
River	Nadee	ਨਦੀ
Pond	Taalaa	ਤਲਾਅ
Dam	Bunn	ਬੰਨ੍ਹ
Bay	Khaaree	ਖਾੜੀ
Waterfall	Jharnaa	ਝਰਨਾ
Ocean	Samundar	ਸਮੁੰਦਰ
Lake	Jheel	ਝੀਲ
Strait	Jaldamroo	ਜਲਡਮਰੂ
Water-well	Khooh	ਖੂਹ
Bog	Daldal	ਦਲਦਲ
Harbor	Bandargaah	ਬੰਦਰਗਾਹ
Ditch	Naali	ਨਾਲੀ

The word for "bodies of water" in Punjabi is "paani de somey."

River

The river is called nadee in Punjabi. It is written as ਨਦੀ in Punjabi.

Pond

The name for the pond in Punjabi is talaa. It is written as ਤਲਾਅ in Punjabi.

Dam

The Punjabi name for the dam is bunn. It is written as ਬੰਨ੍ਹ in Punjabi.

Bay

The word "bay" means khaaree in Punjabi. It is written as ਖਾੜੀ in Punjabi.

Ocean

The word "ocean" means samundar in Punjabi. It is written as ਸਮੁੰਦਰ in Punjabi.

Lake

The Punjabi name for the lake is jheel. It is written as ਝੀਲ in Punjabi.

Strait

The strait is called jaldamroo in Punjabi. It is written as ਜਲਡਮਰੂ in Punjabi.

Water-well

The Punjabi name for the water-well is khooh. It is written as ਖੂਹ in Punjabi.

Bog

The name for "bog" in Punjabi is daldal. It is written as ਦਲਦਲ in Punjabi.

Harbor

The Punjabi name for the harbor is bandargaah. It is written as ਬੰਦਰਗਾਹ in Punjabi .

Ditch

The name for the ditch in Punjabi is naali. It is written as ਨਾਲੀ in Punjabi.

It's quiz time now!

For each question, choose the best answer. The answer key is below.

What is the name for river in Punjabi?
- Nadee
- Khooh
What would you call a bog in Punjabi?
- Jaldamroo
- Daldal
- Talaa
The name for lake in Punjabi is jheel.
- True
- False
The ocean is called samundar in Punjabi.
- True
- False
The Punjabi name for the bay is ...............(fill in the blanks)
- Bunn
- Khaaree

Answer Key

Nadee
Daldal
True
True
Khaaree

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