Punjabi

or Pan·ja·bi

[ puhn-jah-bee ]

noun,plural Pun·ja·bis for 1.
  1. a native or inhabitant of the Punjab.

  2. an Indic language of the Punjab.

adjective
  1. of or relating to the Punjab, its people, or their language.

Origin of Punjabi

1
First recorded in 1780–90; Punjab + a suffix indicating relationship or origin

Words Nearby Punjabi

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How to use Punjabi in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for Punjabi

Punjabi

Panjabi

/ (pʌnˈdʒɑːbɪ) /


noun
  1. a member of the chief people of the Punjab

  2. the state language of the Punjab, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family

adjective
  1. of or relating to the Punjab, its people, or their language

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