English Explanatory Dictionary

Punjabi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language.
noun
  1. The main language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India.
  2. Resident or descendant of or immigrant from the Punjab.
  3. A speaker of the Punjabi language.

Pronunciation

pŭn-jä′bi /pʌnˈd͡ʒɑːbi/ en-us-Punjabi.ogg po͝on-jä′bi /pʊnˈd͡ʒɑːbi/ /puːnˈdʒɑːbi/

Word forms

Punjabi Panjabi Panjabee Panjaubee Punjabee Punjaubee Punjabis

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پنجابی (panjābī), from پنجاب (panjāb) + ـی (-ī, adjectival suffix). Equivalent to Punjab + -i.

Derived words

Punjabiness
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