Lahnda

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proper noun

A group of northwestern Indo-Aryan language varieties spoken in parts of Pakistan and India.

OriginPunjabi لَہَنْدا →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A group of northwestern Indo-Aryan language varieties spoken in parts of Pakistan and India.

Origin

  1. Punjabiلَہَݨا
  2. Punjabiلَہَنْدا
  3. EnglishLahnda

From Punjabi لَہَنْدا / ਲਹਿੰਦਾ (lahindā, “west, western”), from Punjabi لَہَݨا / ਲਹਿਣਾ (lahiṇā, “to come down”), coming from the sense that the sun sets in the West. Compare Sindhi لهڻ (lahaṇu, “to obtain, get down, go down”).

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“Lahnda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lahnda. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lahnda,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lahnda.

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