Punjabi

noun

Pun·​jabi ˌpən-ˈjä-bē  -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

Examples of Punjabi in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the early 2000s, the traditional Punjabi dance music known as bhangra blew up in the U.K., home to a Punjabi population almost half a million strong. —Reshma B, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2025

Questions about enforcement The change has raised concern among drivers of Sikh and Punjabi background, said Mannirmal Kur, senior federal policy manager for the Sikh Coalition. —Fredlyn Pierre Louis, NBC news, 20 May 2025

Ambassadors Clubhouse Set on Mayfair’s Heddon Street, Ambassadors Clubhouse has a beautiful year-round terrace that serves up incredible Punjabi dishes and delicious cocktails. —Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025

The Hindi film industry is just one of eight major film-producing industries of India, with films being made in such other languages as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi and Punjabi. —Vishal Menon, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Hindi & Urdu pañjābī, from pañjābī of Punjab, from Persian panjābī, from Panjāb Punjab

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Punjabi

• panjabi
• wahhabi
• bobbie
• bobby
• hobby
• knobby
• lobby
• nabi
• nobby