Vocabulary

ਤ੍ਰਿੰਝਣਾਂ
trinjhanaan

the women's spinning gathering; a social institution of old Punjab where women gathered around the spinning wheel to spin cotton, sing folk songs, and share stories. One of the few spaces where women had community and autonomy.

noun
In this song
Tere Tille Ton · Kuldeep Manak
Verse 5
ਹੋ ਬੈਠੀ ਤ੍ਰਿੰਝਣਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਓਹ ਚਰਖੇ ਤੰਦ ਪਾਉਂਦੀ ਆ
ho baithi trinjhanaan de vicch oh charkhe tand paundi aa
She sits in the spinning circle, threading yarn through the wheel