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Punjabi

Punjabi

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A person from the Punjab region of Pakistan or India
  • noun
  • /pʌnˈdʒɑːbi/
: panyabí
  • And as one of my friends said, who's Punjabi Sikh?

Examples

  • Many Punjabi immigrants have settled in Canada over the last few decades.

  • And so she's going to teach a bunch of Punjabi women about writing, and then one of them finds a neurotic book.

  • The Punjabi community in my city celebrates its culture with vibrant festivals.

  • She enjoys cooking traditional Punjabi dishes, especially during family gatherings.

Synonyms

Panjabi
vsPunjabi
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A person from the Punjab region in northern India and Pakistan

has identical meaning but is a different spelling form

Compounds

Punjabi language
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The language spoken in parts of India and Pakistan

Surface Forms

Punjabi singular
Punjabis plural

Morphology

Punjabi = Punjab (transparent) = Punjab + i

Standard demonymic formation from the place name 'Punjab' with '-i' meaning 'from or of Punjab'; the relation to a person from Punjab is direct.

Etymology

Punjabi comes from the place name Punjab, built from panj ('five') and ab ('water') to mean the 'Land of Five Rivers'. The ending -i means 'from', so a Punjabi is someone 'from Punjab', which is why the word means a person from that region.