Vocabulary

ਮੈਖ਼ਾਨੇ
mehkhaane

tavern, wine-house (from Persian: mai = wine + khaana = house). In Punjabi-Urdu poetic tradition, a place where one gets intoxicated.

noun
In 2 songs
Chunni · Diljit Dosanjh
Verse 3
ਓ ਗਮ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਏਸ ਜ਼ਮਾਨੇ ਨੇ, ਹੱਥ ਦੇ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਮੈਖ਼ਾਨੇ ਨੇ
o gamm ditte es zamaane ne, hatth de rakhya mehkhaane ne
This era gave us sorrow, the tavern took us in
Nain Mattakka · Jassa Dhillon
Verse 2: Kiran Bajwa
ਏਨਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਡੁੱਬ ਜੇਂਗਾ, ਡੁੱਬ ਜੇਂਗਾ, ਨੈਣ ਮੇਰੇ ਮੈਖ਼ਾਨੇ
ehna vicch dubb jenga, dubb jenga, nain mere mehkhaane
You'll drown in these, drown in these, my eyes are taverns