Punjabi adjectives
Common Punjabi adjectives
The 25 most-used Punjabi adjectives, organised in opposite pairs — caṅgā/māṛā, vaḍḍā/chōṭā, saukhā/aukhā. Adjectives ending in -ā agree with the noun in gender and number. Content generated with AI assistance and pending native-speaker review.
ਚੰਗਾ
caṅgā
Good
ਮਾੜਾ
māṛā
Bad
ਵੱਡਾ
vaḍḍā
Big
ਛੋਟਾ
chōṭā
Small
ਗਰਮ
garam
Hot
ਠੰਢਾ
ṭhaṇḍhā
Cold
ਨਵਾਂ
navāṁ
New
ਪੁਰਾਣਾ
purāṇā
Old
ਸੌਖਾ
saukhā
Easy
ਔਖਾ
aukhā
Difficult
ਲੰਮਾ
lammā
Tall / Long
ਮਧਰਾ
madhrā
Short
Short in height; for short in length use ਛੋਟਾ (chōṭā)
ਤੇਜ਼
tēz
Fast
ਹੌਲੀ
haulī
Slow
ਸੋਹਣਾ
sōhṇā
Beautiful
ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ
ziādā
More / Many
ਘੱਟ
ghaṭṭ
Less / Few
ਮਿੱਠਾ
miṭṭhā
Sweet
ਖੱਟਾ
khaṭṭā
Sour
ਤਿੱਖਾ
tikkhā
Spicy
ਸਾਫ਼
sāf
Clean
ਗੰਦਾ
gandā
Dirty
ਖ਼ੁਸ਼
khuś
Happy
ਉਦਾਸ
udās
Sad
ਅਮੀਰ
amīr
Rich
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