Sahni

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proper noun

A surname from Punjabi.

OriginPunjabi ਸਾਹਨੀ →
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Meanings

proper nounSahni (plural Sahnis)

plural Sahnis

  1. A surname from Punjabi.

    “So, how was your day?”“Good”, [Ada] said, “I slept, I ate Maggi for lunch and watched my Shahrukh’s RNBDJ” “Surinder Sahni?” [Aarav] laughed, “nice movie isn’t it?” “Amazing!”

    2021, Syed Arshad, If It's Not Love, Blue Rose Publishers, page 132

Origin

  1. Punjabiਸਾਹਨੀ
  2. EnglishSahni

Derived from Punjabi ਸਾਹਨੀ (sāhnī).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

SinhaShaniNaishNishaihsanSahinShainnashishianShinaishan
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APA

Sahni. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sahni

MLA

“Sahni.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sahni. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sahni,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sahni.

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