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
Examples of Punjabi in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Viral videos show Punjabi students performing bhangra in the middle of the tents, which have been set up at the campus for days, even following controversial mass arrests.
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Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
Some of the company’s top signings in the quarter included the German hip-hop act Hava & Dadan, Indian Punjabi artists Ninja and Parmish Verma, and the Regional Mexican group Mexican Montez de Durango.
—Elizabeth Dilts Marshall, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2024
Over the next two years, the Government of India and Punjab worked together to establish a compensation process for Punjabi families who had lost family members or were maimed at Jallianwalla Bagh and Gujranwala.
—TIME, 23 Apr. 2024
Around the world, there are over 100 million speakers of Punjabi across the South Asian subcontinent and diaspora communities.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
Collective Newsroom will create and publish journalism for BBC News in six Indian languages: Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu, as well as in English for the BBC News India YouTube channel, and produce other English-language content.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
She was joined at the event by Punjabi music star Diljit Dosanjh and magician David Blaine, who also reportedly performed.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
Also on Sunday night, the Juno Fan Choice award, voted on by ordinary Canadian music lovers, went to Karan Aujla, a Punjabi pop music star.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2024
Red Baraat’s instrumentation features six percussionists and three brass players, led by Jain on dhol, a double-sided Punjabi drum that is played with bamboo sticks.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
Some of the company’s top signings in the quarter included the German hip-hop act Hava & Dadan, Indian Punjabi artists Ninja and Parmish Verma, and the Regional Mexican group Mexican Montez de Durango.
—Elizabeth Dilts Marshall, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2024
Over the next two years, the Government of India and Punjab worked together to establish a compensation process for Punjabi families who had lost family members or were maimed at Jallianwalla Bagh and Gujranwala.
—TIME, 23 Apr. 2024
Around the world, there are over 100 million speakers of Punjabi across the South Asian subcontinent and diaspora communities.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
Collective Newsroom will create and publish journalism for BBC News in six Indian languages: Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu, as well as in English for the BBC News India YouTube channel, and produce other English-language content.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
She was joined at the event by Punjabi music star Diljit Dosanjh and magician David Blaine, who also reportedly performed.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
Also on Sunday night, the Juno Fan Choice award, voted on by ordinary Canadian music lovers, went to Karan Aujla, a Punjabi pop music star.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2024
Red Baraat’s instrumentation features six percussionists and three brass players, led by Jain on dhol, a double-sided Punjabi drum that is played with bamboo sticks.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Punjabi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Punjabi. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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