Sutlej

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proper noun

The longest of five rivers that run through Punjab in both India and Pakistan.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Satlej · alternative Satluj · alternative Sutledge

  1. The longest of five rivers that run through Punjab in both India and Pakistan.

Origin

  1. Sanskritशतद्रु
  2. Hindiसतलुज
  3. EnglishSutlej

Borrowed from Hindi सतलुज (satluj), itself ultimately from Sanskrit शतद्रु (śatadru).

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Translations

Greek Ζάραδρος, Ζάδαδρος
  • Ζάραδρος (Záradros)a river
  • Ζάδαδρος (Zádadros)a river
Hindi सतलुज, सतलज
  • सतलुज (satluj)a river
  • सतलज (satlaj)a river
  • शतद्रु (śatadru)a river
Punjabi ਸਤਲੁਜ
  • ਸਤਲੁਜ (satluj)a river
Tamil சத்லஜ்
  • சத்லஜ் (catlaj)a river
Urdu ستلُج
  • ستلُج (satluj)a river
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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