Punjabi

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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 eastern Pakistan and Northern India.
  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•ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (pañjābī).

Pronunciation

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)