ਤੇਹ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Noun

ਤੇਹ • (tehm (Shahmukhi spelling تیہ)

  1. love, affection, attachment
    Synonyms: ਇਸ਼ਕ (iśak), ਮੁਹੱਬਤ (muhabbat), ਪਿਆਰ (piāra)
    ਇੱਕ ਮਾਂ ਦਾ ਤੇਹ ਝੰਜੋੜਨਾ ਸੌਖਾ ਨਹੀਂ.
    ikka mā̃ dā teh jhañjoṛnā saukhā nahī̃.
    A mother’s love is not easily shaken.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

  • (thirst): ਤ੍ਰੇਹ (treh), ਤਿਹਾਅ (tihāa)dialectal

Noun

ਤੇਹ • (tehf (Shahmukhi spelling تیہ)

  1. thirst
    ਮੈਨੂੰ ਤੇਹ ਲੱਗਦੀ ਹੈ।
    mainū̃ teh laggadī hai.
    I feel thirsty.
  • ਤਿਹਾਇਆ (tihāiā, thirsty, adjective)
References
  • ਤੇਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • ਤੇਹ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਤੇਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.