Punjabi

Punjabi
1. adjective /pɑnˈdʒɑːbi,pʊnˈdʒɑːbi/
Of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language.
2. noun /pɑnˈdʒɑːbi,pʊnˈdʒɑːbi/
a) The main language spoken in the Punjab region, in Northern India and Eastern Pakistan.

most Punjabis adhere to the muslim faith, but that name is sometimes applied sikhs

b) Resident or descendant of or immigrant from the Punjab

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  • Punjabi — [pun jä′bē] n. 1. a person born or living in the Punjab 2. the Indo Aryan language spoken in the Punjab …   English World dictionary

  • Punjabi — [[t]pʌnʤɑ͟ːbi[/t]] Punjabis 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Punjabi means belonging or relating to the Punjab region of India or Pakistan, its people, or its language. He comes from a middle class Punjabi family. ...Punjabi cuisine. 2) N COUNT A Punjabi is a… …   English dictionary

  • Punjabi — I UK [pʌnˈdʒɑːbɪ] / US [pʌnˈdʒɑbɪ] noun Word forms Punjabi : singular Punjabi plural Punjabis 1) [countable] someone who comes from the Punjab region of India or Pakistan, or whose family originally comes from that area 2) [uncountable] the… …   English dictionary

  • Punjabi — Pun|ja|bi1 [ pʌn dʒabi ] noun count someone who comes from the Punjab region of India or Pakistan a. uncount the language that most people speak in Punjab Punjabi Pun|ja|bi 2 [ pʌn dʒabi ] adjective someone who is Punjabi is from Punjab a.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Punjabi — [pʌnˈdʒɑːbi] noun [U] I the language most people speak in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan II adj Punjabi [pʌnˈdʒɑːbi] 1) someone who is Punjabi is from Punjab 2) relating to Punjab, or its language or culture …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • Punjabi — Pun•ja•bi or Panjabi [[t]pʌnˈdʒɑ bi[/t]] n. pl. bis, adj. 1) a native or inhabitant of the Punjab 2) peo an Indo Aryan language of the Punjab 3) peo of or pertaining to the Punjab, its inhabitants, or the language Punjabi • Etymology: <… …   From formal English to slang

  • Punjabi — /pʊnˈdʒabi/ (say poon jahbee), /pʌn / (say pun ) noun 1. a native or inhabitant of the Punjab. 2. an Indo European language or group of related dialects spoken in the Punjab region, including Western Punjabi (Jammu and Kashmir) and Eastern… …  

  • Punjabi — noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu pañjābī, from pañjābī of Punjab, from Persian panjābī, from Panjāb Punjab Date: 1846 1. an Indo Aryan language of the Punjab 2. a native or inhabitant of the Punjab region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Punjabi — /pun jah bee/, n., pl. Punjabis for 1. 1. a native or inhabitant of the Punjab. 2. an Indic language of the Punjab. adj. 3. of or pertaining to the Punjab, its people, or their language. Also, Panjabi. [ < Punjabi Pañjabi < Pers panjab PUNJAB + i …   Universalium

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