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