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Punjab
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English
+ region
thumb|Punjab is named after five tributaries of the Indus River
thumb|Map of the state of Punjab in India
thumb|Map of the province of Punjab in Pakistan
Alternative forms
en Panjab
en Panjaub
Etymology
en :bor pa:ਪੰਜਾਬ//پنجاب<ety:bor<fa-cls:پَنْجَاب>> 1
From en pa ਪੰਜਾਬ - / pa پنجاب pañjāb, from en fa-cls پَنْجَاب [Land of] the Five Rivers, from fa-cls پَنْج five and fa-cls آب water, referring to five rivers of the Punjab region:154682 the Jhelum, the Chenab, the Ravi, the Sutlej and the Beas. The Persian term is a calque of en sa पञ्चनद [Land of] the Five Rivers, from sa पञ्च five and sa नद river.http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?p.1:375.hobson 12 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20181201141824/http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?p.1:375.hobson 1 December 2018 http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/macdonell_query.py?qs=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%9E%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%96&searchhws=yes 10 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181201141645/http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/macdonell_query.py?qs=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%9E%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%96&searchhws=yes 1 December 2018 Macdonell, Arthur Anthony. A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout. London: Oxford University Press, 1929. Related to en punch beverage beverage made of mixed fruit juice.
Pronunciation
en /pʌnˈdʒɑːb/ RP
en /pʊnˈdʒɑːb/ /ˈpuːn.dʒɑːb/ US,hyperforeign
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Punjab.wav Southern England
en ɑːb 2
Proper noun
en Q169132en geographical region r/South Asia divided (by the Radcliffe Line) between India and Pakistan a <<geographical region>> in <<r/South Asia>>, politically divided between <<c/India,Pakistan>>. Pakistani Punjab includes the (West) Punjab Province and parts of the Islamabad Capital Territory; Indian Punjab includes (East) Punjab State and some other territories.
en Q22424en state in northern c/India Chandigarh Ludhiana.
en Q4478en province in c/Pakistan Lahore.
Derived terms
en Pollywood Punjabi
Translations
geographical region in South Asia
Arabic: ar اَلْبَنْجَاب m
Hijazi Arabic: acw البنجاب f albanjāb, acw الپنجاب f alpanjāb
Armenian: hy Փենջաբ
Assamese: as পঞ্জাৱ
Azerbaijani: az Pəncab
Bengali: bn পাঞ্জাব, bn পঞ্জাব
Bulgarian: bg Пенджаб
Burmese: my ပန်ဂျပ်
Catalan: ca Panjab
Chakma: ccp
Chhattisgarhi: hne
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 頻渣別 pan4 zaa1 bit6
Mandarin: cmn 旁遮普 Pángzhēpǔ
Wu: wuu 旁遮普
Czech: cs Paňdžáb m
Dhivehi: dv ޕަންޖާބު
Finnish: fi Punjab, fi Pandžab
French: fr Penjab m, fr Pendjab m
Georgian: ka პენჯაბი
German: de Pandschab m, de Punjab m
Greek: el Παντζάμπ n
Gujarati: gu પંજાબ
Hebrew: he פנג׳אב
Hindi: hi पंजाब m, hi पञ्जाब, hi पंचनद m, hi पञ्चनद m, hi पांचनद m, hi पाञ्चनद m
Hungarian: hu Pandzsáb
Italian: it Punjab m, it Panjab m, it Pangiab m, it Pengiab m
Japanese: ja パンジャーブ州 Panjābu-shū, ja パンジャーブ Panjābu
Kannada: kn ಪಂಜಾಬ್
Khmer: km រដ្ឋភុនចាប roat pʰuncaap
Korean: ko ^펀자브, ko ^펀자브 주
Lao: lo
Latin: la Pengabum, la Pentapotamia
Latvian: lv Pendžāba
Lithuanian: lt Pandžabas m
Macedonian: mk Пе́нџаб m
Malayalam: ml പഞ്ചാബ്
Marathi: mr पंजाब
Mizo: lus
Nepali: ne पंजाब
Odia: or ପଞ୍ଜାବ, or ପଞ୍ଚ ନଦ, or ପଞ୍ଜାବ୍
Persian: fa پنجاب panjâb
Polish: pl Pendżab m
Portuguese: pt Pendjab m, pt Panjabe m, pt Panjab m, pt Punjabe m, pt Penjabe m
Punjabi:
Gurmukhi: pa ਪੰਜਾਬ m
Shahmukhi: pnb پَن٘جاب m
Rohingya: rhg
Russian: ru Панджа́б m, ru Пенджа́б m
Sanskrit: sa पञ्चनद m, sa पाञ्चनद m
Santali: sat
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Панџаб m, sh Пенџаб m
Latin: sh Pandžab m, sh Pendžab m
Sikkimese: sip
Sindhi: sd پنجاب
Sinhalese: si
Spanish: es Punyab m
Swedish: sv Punjab
Tajik: tg Панҷоб
Tamil: ta பஞ்சாப்
Tangsa: nst
Telugu: te పంజాబ్
Thai: th รัฐปัญจาบ rát bpan-jàap, th ปัญจาบ bpan-jàap
Turkish: tr Pencap
Ukrainian: uk Пенджаб
Urdu: ur پنجاب panjāb m
Uzbek: uz Panjob
Wancho: nnp
See also
en East Punjab
en West Punjab
References