Vocabulary

ਸੰਦਲੀ
sandali

sandalwood-complexioned; describes the girl herself, not her eye color. In Punjabi folk poetry, 'sandali' evokes the warm golden-brown tone and natural fragrance of sandalwood, used as a compound epithet: 'sandali jatti' = the sandalwood girl.

adjective
In this song
Tere Tille Ton · Kuldeep Manak
Verse 8
ਨੈਣ ਸੰਦਲੀ ਜੱਟੀ ਦੇ ਭਿੱਜ ਗਏ ਨੀ
nain sandali jatti de bhijj gaye ni
The sandalwood girl's eyes are drenched with tears