Vocabulary

ਮੁਰਗ਼ੇ
murge

chicken, poultry for eating (with nukta on ਗ਼, Persian/Urdu origin). 'Murge rijh gaye' = the chicken has been slow-cooked until tender. The image is not a moment of weakness but a settled, slow-cooked meal: the taboo has been fully absorbed into daily life.

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In this song
Tere Tille Ton · Kuldeep Manak
Verse 8
ਘਰ ਪੰਡਤਾਂ ਦੇ ਮੁਰਗ਼ੇ ਰਿੱਝ ਗਏ ਨੀ
ghar pandataan de murge rijh gaye ni
Chicken stews in the homes of Brahmins