Sat Sri Akal
English translation: Greetings
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Hello Explanation: Sat Sri Akaal is the second half of the Sikh Clarion call, given by the Tenth guru, Guru Gobind Singh, "Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal" (Shout Aloud in Ecstasy... Truth is the Timeless One’’ ) is a Jaikara (lit. Call of Victory) But, now it is used, often, as a greeting by Punjabi Sikhs. Hey fellow! (friend, brother, sister, son etc.) is a suggested option. Or simply, we can say "Hello." Hi is not suggested, as it is informal. |
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29 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Greetings Explanation: The phrase Sat Shri Akaal is often used by Punjabis for everyday greetings. So whenever a Punjabi person (especially if he/she is a Sikh, but not necessarily) meets another person, the greetings are usually accompanied with a Sat Shri Akaal. That being said, words like 'Hi', 'Hello' are colloquial equivalents of the phrase Sat Shri Akal, but not literal translations. However, for the translation, words like Hi and Hello should be avoided as the phrase Sat Shri Akaal has a religious aspect/meaning to it. So if a person is greeting someone with a Sat Shri Akaal, he probably wants to greet in a more respectful manner instead of informally saying a Hi, Hello. So it can be simply translated as 'Greetings', 'Greetings for the day'. The literal translation is however different, as pointed out in the question. To answer your question - yes, the explanation does stand to reason. |
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