Punjabi

See also: punjabi

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian پنجابی (panjâbi), from پنجاب (panjâb) + ی (-i, adjectival suffix). Equivalent to Punjab + -i.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: pŭn-jä'bi
  • (spelling pronunciation) enPR: po͝on-jä'bi
  • (file)

Adjective

Punjabi (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language.

Translations

Noun

Punjabi (countable and uncountable, plural Punjabis)

  1. (uncountable) The main language spoken in the Punjab region, in Northern India and Eastern Pakistan.
  2. (countable) Resident or descendant of or immigrant from the Punjab.
  3. A speaker of the Punjabi language.

Translations

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Dutch

Etymology

From Punjabi پنجابی (pañjābī).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

Punjabi (not comparable)

  1. Punjabi, of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language.

Noun

Punjabi m (plural Punjabi's, diminutive Punjabietje n)

  1. Punjabi (person)

Proper noun

Punjabi n

  1. Punjabi (language)
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