Punjabi/Vocabulary/Furniture

Furniture thumb|250px|ਕੁਰਸੀ - Chair Furniture in Punjabi is ਸਜਣਾ. ਕੁਰਸੀ and ਮੇਜ਼ are the most commonly used articles of furniture. ਕੁਰਸੀ = chair ਮੇਜ਼ = table ਸੋਫ਼ਾ/ਗੱਦਾ = sofa ਮੰਜਾ/ਸੇਜ = bed ਗੱਦਾ = matteress ਤਖਤ = throne ਤਖਤਪੋਸ਼ = a broad wooden piece of furniture for sitting or squatting on ਬੈਂਚ = bench ਡੈਸਕ = desk ਸਟੂਲ = stool ਚੌਕੀ = a low broad stool ਪੀਹੜੀ = A small and low woven piece of furniture to sit on. ਮੂਹੜਾ = mat ਸੰਦੂਕ = wooden or iron trunk ਅਲਮਾਰੀ = wardrobe Exercises 1. List any five items of furniture in Punjabi. 2. Identify masculine and feminine nouns from amongst the items of furniture listed in this chapter by identifying regular noun forms. Solutions Masculine nouns ਮੰਜਾ ਸੋਫ਼ਾ ਗੱਦਾ ਮੂਹੜਾ Feminine nouns ਕੁਰਸੀ ਚੌਕੀ ਪੀਹੜੀ ਅਲਮਾਰੀ Conclusion In this chapter you have been introduced to the commonly used furniture in Punjabi homes and offices. In the next chapter you will learn about the relations.