Vocabulary

ਪੈਲੀ
paili
1

farmland, agricultural land; the very ground that Punjabis were denied access to in 1914.

noun
In this song
Komagata Maru · Cheema Y
Verse 1
ਪੈਲੀ ਗੋਰਿਆਂ ਕੋਲੋਂ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਗੋਰਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਠੇਕੇ
paili goryaan kolon lai ke ditti goryaan nu theke
Took farmland from the whites and leased it right back to them
2

a plot of agricultural land, a field; specifically the family's farming land

noun
In this song
Ford (Loud AF) · Karan Aujla
Verse 1
ਪੈਲੀ ਪਟਿਆਲੇ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ ਕਰੋੜ ਦਾ
paili Patiale ho gya crore da
The field in Patiala's now worth crores