adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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pŭn-jä′bi
/pʌnˈd͡ʒɑːbi/
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po͝on-jä′bihyperforeign
po͞on-jä′bihyperforeign
/pʊnˈd͡ʒɑːbi/hyperforeign
/puːnˈdʒɑːbi/hyperforeign
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
The main language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A resident or descendant of or immigrant from the Punjab.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A speaker of the Punjabi language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
the Indic language spoken by most people in Punjab in northwestern India
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Panjabi
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Sanskrit, Sanskritic language
6
noun
Meaning 6
a member of the majority people of Punjab in northwestern India
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Panjabi
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Indian
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian پنجابی (panjābī), from پنجاب (panjāb) + ـی (-ī, adjectival suffix). Equivalent to Punjab + -i.
Across languages
Translations
118 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
بَنْجَابِيّ
(banjābiyy)
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Catalan:
panjabi
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Chinese Mandarin:
旁遮普的
(Pángzhēpǔ de)
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Czech:
paňdžábský
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Dutch:
Punjabi
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Finnish:
punjabilainen
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Finnish:
punjabinkielinen
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
French:
pendjabi
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Hindi:
पंजाबी
(pañjābī)
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Hindi:
पञ्जाबी
(pañjābī)
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Hungarian:
pandzsábi
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Japanese:
パンジャーブの
(Panjābu no)
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Japanese:
パンジャブの
(Panjabu no)
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Kashmiri:
پَنٛجٲبؠ
(panjạ̄b')
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Lithuanian:
pandžabų
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Malay:
Punjabi
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Marathi:
पंजाबी
(pañjābī)
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Odia:
ପଞ୍ଜାବି
(pañjābi)
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Dari:
پَنْجَابِی
(panjābī)
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Iranian Persian:
پَنْجابی
(panjâbi)
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Polish:
pendżabski
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Portuguese:
panjabi
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Portuguese:
punjabi
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Punjabi:
ਪੰਜਾਬਣ
(pañjābaṇ)
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Punjabi:
پَنجابَݨ
(panjābaṇ)
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Russian:
пенджа́бский
(pendžábskij)
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Russian:
панджа́бский
(pandžábskij)
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Spanish:
panyabí
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Telugu:
పంజాబీ
(pañjābī)
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Urdu:
پَنْجابی
(panjābī)
— of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language
Arabic:
بَنْجَابِيَّة
(banjabiyya)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Armenian:
փենջաբի
(pʻenǰabi)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Assamese:
পঞ্জাবী ভাষা
(poñzabi bhaxa)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Baluchi:
پنجابی
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Brahui:
پنجابی
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Burushaski:
پنجابݵ
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Catalan:
panjabi
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Chinese Mandarin:
旁遮普語 /旁遮普语
(Pángzhēpǔyǔ)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Czech:
paňdžábština
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Dutch:
Punjabi
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Finnish:
punjabi
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Finnish:
pandžabi
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
French:
pendjabi
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
German:
Pandschabi
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Greek:
Παντζάμπι
(Pantzámpi)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Gujarati:
પંજાબી
(pañjābī)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Hebrew:
פנג׳אבי
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Hindi:
पंजाबी
(pañjābī)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Hindi:
पञ्जाबी
(pañjābī)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Northern Hindko:
پنجابی
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Hungarian:
pandzsábi
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Italian:
punjabi
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Italian:
panjabi
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Japanese:
パンジャーブ語
(Panjābugo)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Japanese:
パンジャブ語
(Panjabugo)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Kashmiri:
پَنٛجٲبؠ
(panjạ̄b')
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Korean:
펀자브어
(peonjabeueo)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Lithuanian:
pandžabų kalba
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Malay:
bahasa Punjabi
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Maltese:
Punġabi
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Marathi:
पंजाबी
(pañjābī)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Nepali:
पञ्जाबी
(pañjābī)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Newar:
पञ्जाबी
(pañjābī)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Norman:
Pendgiabi
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Odia:
ପଞ୍ଜାବି
(pañjābi)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Pashto:
پنجابی
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Dari:
پَنْجَابِی
(panjābī)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Iranian Persian:
پَنْجابی
(panjâbi)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Polish:
pańdżabi
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Polish:
pendżabski
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Portuguese:
panjabi
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Portuguese:
punjabi
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Punjabi:
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
(pañjābī)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Punjabi:
پَنْجَابِی
(panjābī)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Russian:
пенджа́бский язы́к
(pendžábskij jazýk)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Russian:
пенджа́бский
(pendžábskij)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Russian:
панджа́бский язы́к
(pandžábskij jazýk)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Russian:
панджа́бский
(pandžábskij)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Russian:
панджа́би
(pandžábi)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Russian:
пенджа́би
(pendžábi)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Saraiki:
پنجابی
(pnjābī)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Sindhi:
پنجابي
(p̃jābe)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Spanish:
panyabí
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Swahili:
Kipanjabi
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Tajik:
панҷобӣ
(panjobi)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Telugu:
పంజాబీ
(pañjābī)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Thai:
ปัญจาบ
(bpan-jàap)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Turkish:
Pencapça
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Ottoman Turkish:
پنجابجە
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Ukrainian:
панджа́бська
(pandžábsʹka)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Urdu:
پَنْجابی
(panjābī)
— language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India
Arabic:
بَنْجَابِيّ
(banjābiyy)
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
Arabic:
بَنْجَابِيَّة
(banjābiyya)
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
Chinese Mandarin:
旁遮普人
(Pángzhēpǔrén)
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
Dutch:
Punjabi
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
Esperanto:
panĝabano
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
Esperanto:
panĝabanino
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
Finnish:
punjabilainen
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
French:
Pendjabi
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
French:
Pendjabie
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
Hindi:
पंजाबी
(pañjābī)
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
Hindi:
पञ्जाबी
(pañjābī)
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
Hungarian:
pandzsábi
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
Japanese:
パンジャーブ人
(Panjābujin)
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
Japanese:
パンジャブ人
(Panjabujin)
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
Malay:
orang Punjabi
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
Marathi:
पंजाबी
(pañjābī)
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
Odia:
ପଞ୍ଜାବି
(pañjābi)
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
Polish:
Pendżabczyk
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
Polish:
Pendżabka
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
Portuguese:
panjabi
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
Portuguese:
punjabi
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
Russian:
пенджа́бец
(pendžábec)
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
Russian:
пенджа́бка
(pendžábka)
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
Serbo-Croatian:
Pandžabljanin
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
Serbo-Croatian:
Pandžabac
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
Spanish:
panyabí
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
Telugu:
పంజాబీ
(pañjābī)
— resident of or immigrant from the Punjab
