Is "Sikhni" an appropriate word to refer to Sikh women?

[jjs8]

Call them 'shorty'....they badd haha

[NaamTiharoJoJape]

On 11/23/2021 at 1:48 PM, jkvlondon said:

then why isn't adopted son Ajit Singh not referred to the same ?

he was paalit of mata sundri ji, not one of the paal putr of dashmesh pita himself 

[dallysingh101]

31 minutes ago, NaamTiharoJoJape said:

he was paalit of mata sundri ji, not one of the paal putr of dashmesh pita himself 

I'm glad you picked up on that. lol

[5aaban]

On 11/23/2021 at 3:03 AM, Suchi said:

What about Buddi used to describe a wife? Far worse imo.

Buddi as in old wouldn't be nice but Buddi is the legit and traditional word for wife in Majha Panjabi  

[proactive]

3 hours ago, 5aaban said:

Buddi as in old wouldn't be nice but Buddi is the legit and traditional word for wife in Majha Panjabi  

In Malwa every woman who is not your wife or daughter is referred to as a Burrhi. It quite is ironic that it is the word for wife in Majha. Interesting enough, Qazi Nur Mohammed who wrote the Jangnama after accompanying Ahmed Shah Abdali during his invasions of Punjab while commenting on the lack of adultery among Sikhs states that they refer to any woman, young or old as a Buddi. Looks like Malwa retained this tradition. 

[Premi5]

3 minutes ago, proactive said:

In Malwa every woman who is not your wife or daughter is referred to as a Burrhi. It quite is ironic that it is the word for wife in Majha. Interesting enough, Qazi Nur Mohammed who wrote the Jangnama after accompanying Ahmed Shah Abdali during his invasions of Punjab while commenting on the lack of adultery among Sikhs states that they refer to any woman, young or old as a Buddi. Looks like Malwa retained this tradition. 

Is it only a Malwa tradition for wife to not call husband by husband's name when calling him, or discussing him in conversation ?

[GurjantGnostic]

3 hours ago, proactive said:

In Malwa every woman who is not your wife or daughter is referred to as a Burrhi. It quite is ironic that it is the word for wife in Majha. Interesting enough, Qazi Nur Mohammed who wrote the Jangnama after accompanying Ahmed Shah Abdali during his invasions of Punjab while commenting on the lack of adultery among Sikhs states that they refer to any woman, young or old as a Buddi. Looks like Malwa retained this tradition. 

The fact that Sher and Singh are interchanged was surprising....interchanging those words is even more surprising, lol. 

[dallysingh101]

Where does the variant 'buddhri' come from? Anyone know? 

[proactive]

3 hours ago, Premi5 said:

Is it only a Malwa tradition for wife to not call husband by husband's name when calling him, or discussing him in conversation ?

I don't know, never lived in Majha so can't comment. One of the Bhainjis on the forum is from Majha so she should know. 

[5aaban]

1 hour ago, dallysingh101 said:

Where does the variant 'buddhri' come from? Anyone know? 

From the word Buddi (old). Some people add the r sound in words. E.g. jinda and jindra (panjabi for lock).