ਬਾਜ਼

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਬਾਜ (bāj)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian باز (bâz). Compare Hindi बाज़ (bāz) and Bengali বাজ (baj).

Possibly displaced a descendant of Prakrit 𑀲𑁂𑀡 (seṇa), whence Assamese শেন (xen), both from Sanskrit श्येन (śyena).

Noun

ਬਾਜ਼ • (bāz) m (Shahmukhi spelling باز)

  1. hawk, falcon
  2. A tapering stick used to roll up a beard.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian باز (bâz), stem of the verb باختن (bâxtan, “to play”).

Noun

ਬਾਜ਼ • (bāz) m (Shahmukhi spelling باز)

  1. player (generally in compounds)
    Synonyms: ਖਿਡਾਰੀ (khiḍārī), ਖਿਡਾਰਨ (khiḍāran)
Derived terms
  • ਜੂਏਬਾਜ਼ m (jūēbāz, “gambler”)

Further reading

  • “ਬਾਜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਬਾਜ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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