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ਰੰਗ: Colors رنگ right|caption|thumbnail|ਤਿਰੰਗਾ - the Tricolor: National Flag of India Color in Punjabi is ਰੰਗ. The picture shows the National Flag of India, called ਤਿਰੰਗਾ - the Tricolor. The three strips have the following colors ਕੇਸਰੀ = safron (Top strip) ਚਿੱਟਾ = white (Middle strip) ਸਾਵਾ = green (Lower strip) The ਕੇਸਰੀ color represents bravery, the ਚਿੱਟਾ color represents peace and ਸਾਵਾ color symbolizes progress. In the middle of the flag is Ashok Chakra in ਨੀਲਾ (blue) color having twenty four spokes portraying the prevalence of righteousness all 24 hours of the day. The following are some more colors in Punjabi. ( musculine/ feminine) ਰੱਤਾ = red لال ਪੀਲਾ = yellow پیلا ਗੁਲਾਬੀ = pink گلابی ਸੁਨਹਿਰਾ = golden سنہرا ਚਾਂਦੀ= silver چاندی ਭੂਰਾ = brown بھورا ਨਾਭੀ = maroon ਸੂਹਾ = crimson سوہا ਸੰਤਰੀ, ਨਾਰੰਗੀ, ਕੇਸਰੀ = orange ਜਾਮਨੀ = purple ਲੀਲਾ= blue ਕਾਲਾ = black کالا ਭੂਸਲਾ, ਭੂਸਲੀ = grey ਊਦਾ, ਊਦੀ = violet ਗੋਰਾ, ਗੋਰੀ = light ਹਨੇਰਾ, ਹਨੇਰੀ = dark ਰੱਤਾ color is associated with danger while ਸੂਹਾ color is generally associated with bridal wear. Many young Sikhs prefer ਨਾਭੀ color turbans (sikh head-wear). Exercises 1. Write the Punjabi names of the colors found in the Tricolor. Solutions Safron: ਕੇਸਰੀ White: ਚਿੱਟਾ Green: ਸਾਵਾ Blue: ਨੀਲਾ 2. What are the following colors called in Punjabi Pink Purple Golden Red Solutions Pink: ਗੁਲਾਬੀ Purple: ਜਾਮਨੀ Golden: ਸੁਨਿਹਰਾ Red: ਰੱਤਾ Conclusion In this chapter you were introduced to Punjabi vocabulary through colors. Colors make excellent adjectives like- ਰੱਤਾ ਦੁਪੱਟਾ = red head scarf ਗੁਲਾਬੀ ਗੱਲ੍ਹ = pink cheek ਸੁਨਹਿਰਾ ਭਵਿਖ = golden future ਨਾਭੀ ਪੱਗ = maroon turban ਕਾਲਾ ਕਾਂ = black crow Next chapter shall be devoted to the introduction to birds of Punjab.