Punjabi
noun
Pun·jabi
ˌpən-ˈjä-bē 
-ˈja-
-ˈja-
1
: an Indo-Aryan language of the Punjab
2
: a native or inhabitant of the Punjab region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent
Punjabi
adjective
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Nani and Srinidhi Shetty’s Telugu film Hit: The Third Case earned $870,000 in the US markets and the Punjabi film Guru Nanak Jahaz also scored $670,000 over the weekend.
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Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Joining Khan as a first-time Met attendee was another star of Indian cinema: Diljit Dosanjh, an musician and actor revered for his work in Punjabi music and film.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
Gathered here are newer city combinations: the Colombian cumbia that branched off into a New York style, the Punjabi bhangra that mixed in hip-hop, Chinatown block parties.
—Yuvraj Khanna, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Fewer shipments into the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach mean less work for the Californians who move cargo, said Raman Dhillon, chief executive of the North American Punjabi Trucking Assn.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
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Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Joining Khan as a first-time Met attendee was another star of Indian cinema: Diljit Dosanjh, an musician and actor revered for his work in Punjabi music and film.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
Gathered here are newer city combinations: the Colombian cumbia that branched off into a New York style, the Punjabi bhangra that mixed in hip-hop, Chinatown block parties.
—Yuvraj Khanna, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Fewer shipments into the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach mean less work for the Californians who move cargo, said Raman Dhillon, chief executive of the North American Punjabi Trucking Assn.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
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“Punjabi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Punjabi. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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