Punjabi

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• Panjabi

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[edit] Etymology

From Persian پنج (panj) (five) + آب (āb) (water) = The Land of Five Rivers + Persic adjectival form ی (ī).

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• enPR: pän-jä'bi, IPA: /pɑnˈdʒɑːbi/, SAMPA: /pAn"dZA:bi/

(anglicized alternative: enPR: po͝on-jä'bi, IPA: /pʊnˈdʒɑːbi/, SAMPA: /pUn"dZA:bi/)

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Punjabi (not comparable)

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

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Punjabi

1. The main language spoken in the Punjab region, in Northern India and Eastern Pakistan.

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Punjabi (plural Punjabis)

1. Resident or descendant of or immigrant from the Punjab

   Because most Punjabis adhere to the Sikh faith, that name is sometimes applied to them

2. A speaker of the Punjabi language

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[edit] See also

Punjabi edition of Wiktionary

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• ISO 639-1 code pa, ISO 639-3 code pan (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Punjabi, pan
• Ethnologue entry for Western Punjabi, pnb
• Ethnologue entry for Mirpur Punjabi, pmu

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[edit] Etymology

From Persian پنج (panj) (five) + آب (āb) (water) = The Land of Five Rivers + Persic adjectival form ی (ī).

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Adjective

Punjabi (not comparable)

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

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Punjabi m. and n.

1. m. Resident or descendant of or immigrant from the Punjab

   De meeste Punjabis zijn Sikhs, en omgekeerd

   Most Punjabis are Sikhs, and vice-versa

2. m. A speaker of the Punjabi language
3. n. The main language spoken in the Punjab region, in Northern India and Eastern Pakistan.