Etymology

Punjabi

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language. Full definition →

Classical Persian پنجابی
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  1. Classical Persian · borrowed fromپنجابی
  2. English todayPunjabi

Borrowed from Classical Persian پنجابی (panjābī), from پنجاب (panjāb) + ـی (-ī, adjectival suffix). Equivalent to Punjab + -i.

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