411 REFERENCE · Wikibooks
Punjabi/Vocabulary/Trees
Reference material by Wikibooks contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
ਰੁੱਖ - Trees
right|caption|thumbnail|250px|ਬੋਹੜ- Banyan tree
A tree is called ਰੁੱਖ in Punjabi. ਬੋਹੜ i.e. banyan is the National tree of India. It is a leading component of the triveni, consisting of the banyan tree, the sacred fig tree and the neem tree. From times immemorial it has been central to the Indian village life.
ਬੋਹੜ = banyan (Ficus benghalensis)
ਪਿੱਪਲ = peepal or sacred fig (Ficus religiosa)
ਨਿੰਮ = neem or margosa tree (Azadirachta indica)
ਟਾਹਲੀ = shisham (Dalbergia sissoo)
ਤੂਤ = mulberry (Morus alba)
ਧਰੇਕ = Melia azedarach, commonly known as the chinaberry tree
ਬਰਕੈਣ
ਅੰਬ = mango tree (Mangifera indica)
ਅਖ਼ਰੋਟ = walnut tree
ਅਮਰੂਦ
ਅਮਲਤਾਸ
ਅਉਲਾ
ਆੜੂ
ਅਨਾਰ
ਨਾਸ਼ਪਾਤੀ
ਬਾਂਸ = bamboo
ਢਕਾਂਸੂ
ਸਿੰਬਲ = silk cotton tree
ਕਿੱਕਰ = babool(Acacia nilotica)
ਇੰਮਲੀ = tamarind
ਲਸੂੜਾ = assyrian plum
ਬੇਰੀ = berry tree
ਸਫ਼ੈਦਾ = eucalyptus, poplar
ਜਾਮਣ = black plum
ਅੱਕ = milkweed (Calotropis procera)
ਜੰਡ
ਵੰਣ
ਕਰੀਰ = caper plant
ਰਾਤ ਦੀ ਰਾਣੀ = night blooming jasmine
ਸਰੀਂਹ
ਫਰਾਂਹ
ਤੁਣ
ਮਲ਼੍ਹਾ
ਪੇਂਦੁ ਬੇਰੀ
ਹਰਚੰਦੌਰੀ
ਬਿਲ
Exercises
1. Write names of any five trees in Punjabi.
{{HideNseek|title=Solution|text=
ਅੰਬ mango tree
ਟਾਹਲੀ shisham
ਪਿੱਪਲ peeple
ਬੋਹੜ banyan
ਕਿੱਕਰ babool
2. Write the names of five fruit bearing trees.
Solution ਅੰਬ mango tree
ਅਖ਼ਰੋਟ walnut tree
ਬੇਰੀ berry tree
ਜਾਮਣ black plum
ਇੰਮਲੀ
Conclusion
In this chapter, you were introduced to trees. The next chapter shall be devoted to vegetables.