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Gurmukhi|ˈgʊəmʊkɪ|
Also Gurumukhi.
[Punjabi, f. Skr. guru teacher + mukha mouth.]
The alphabet used for writing the Punjabi language; also, the language of the Punjab. Also attrib. or as adj.
1888M. H. Court in Hist. of Sikhs p. iv, I..have added a reverse index in English to enable a word to be easily found, if required, in translating English into Gurmukhí. At the commencement of the grammar, I have given the alphabet in the Gurmukhí character. 1907G. A. Grierson in Imp. Gazetteer India (ed. 3) I. 369 An improved, and legible, form of Landā is known as Gurmukhī. This was invented about three hundred years ago for writing the Sikh scriptures, and is now the character in ordinary use for printing. 1909Westm. Gaz. 22 Feb. 7/3 A seditious letter has been sent from England, written in Gurumukhi, the language of the Sacred Scriptures of the Sikhs. 1937Scrutiny Mar. 447 In the Punjab..only 3 and ·4 per cent. of the candidates for Matriculation answered their history papers in Hindi and Gurmukhi respectively. 1948D. Diringer Alphabet 378 The Gurmukhi script seems to be a polished form of the Landa character. 1971Illustr. Weekly India 11 Apr. 37/1 At Lahore, some time ago, Punjabi in the Gurmukhi script was demanded and introduced as a part of the University syllabus. |