It’s interesting to know about this word ‘gift’. A lot of Punjabi speaking people would just use this English word itself because, in Punjabi conversation, there are a lot of English words that are used nowadays.
At the same time, a lot of words from Arabic, Turkish, Persian, and Mongolian have also become kind of indispensable part of Punjabi language. If you tend to speak original words of Punjabi, you will find that people hardly understand them.
‘Gift’ in Punjabi is usually represented with these two words:
English | Punjabi | English Version |
Gift | ਭੇਂਟ (Original Punjabi word) | Bhaint |
Gift | ਤੋਹਫਾ (Borrowed from other languages) | Tohfa |