Punjabi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic خَلِيج (ḵalīj).
ਖਲੀਜ • (khalīj) f (Shahmukhi spelling خلیج)
- gulf, bay
- chasm, abyss
- (figurative) estrangement
Synonyms[edit]
- (gulf): ਖਾੜੀ (khāṛī)
- (chasm (literal and figurative)): ਖਾਈ (khāī)
Further reading[edit]
- “ਖਲੀਜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
