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
During the latest quarter, around 13 percent of box office revenues came from international films, led by the Punjabi language titles.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2024
The event centers around the infectious rhythms unleashed by co-presenter Non Stop Bhangra, a Bay Area group known for its lively dance performances and events featuring a blend of Bhangra (a traditional form of Punjabi folkloric music and dance) and a host of other contemporary dances and rhythms.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
The film is a biopic of Punjabi musician Amar Singh Chamkila (Diljit Dosanjh), who rose from obscurity working in a socks manufacturing factory to becoming the most sought after performer in the region alongside his wife Amarjot Kaur (Parineeti Chopra).
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 May 2024
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.
—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
Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2024
The event centers around the infectious rhythms unleashed by co-presenter Non Stop Bhangra, a Bay Area group known for its lively dance performances and events featuring a blend of Bhangra (a traditional form of Punjabi folkloric music and dance) and a host of other contemporary dances and rhythms.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
The film is a biopic of Punjabi musician Amar Singh Chamkila (Diljit Dosanjh), who rose from obscurity working in a socks manufacturing factory to becoming the most sought after performer in the region alongside his wife Amarjot Kaur (Parineeti Chopra).
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 May 2024
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.
—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
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“Punjabi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Punjabi. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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