Punjabi

noun Pun·jabi \ˌpən-ˈjä-bē, -ˈja-\

Definition of PUNJABI

: an Indo-Aryan language of the Punjab

: a native or inhabitant of the Punjab region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent

— Punjabi adjective

Hindi & Urdu pañjābī, from pañjābī of Punjab, from Persian panjābī, from Panjāb Punjab

First Known Use: 1846

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