Punjabi

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English[edit]

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Punjabi edition of Wiktionary

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • enPR: pŭn-jä'bi IPA(key): /pʌnˈd͡ʒɑːbi/
  • (file)
    • (hyperforeign) enPR: po͝on-jä'bi, po͞on-jä'bi IPA(key): /pʊnˈd͡ʒɑːbi/, /puːn.ˈdʒɑːbi/

Adjective[edit]

Punjabi (not comparable)

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

Translations[edit]

Noun[edit]

Punjabi (countable and uncountable, plural Punjabis)

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

Translations[edit]

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Further reading[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Punjabi پنجابی•ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (pañjābī).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

Punjabi (not comparable)

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

Noun[edit]

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

  1. Punjabi (person)

Proper noun[edit]

Punjabi n

  1. Punjabi (language)