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Lahnda

Lahnda proper noun: a group of northwestern Indo-Aryan language varieties spoken in parts of Pakistan and India.

Proper noun

Lahnda

  1. A group of northwestern Indo-Aryan language varieties spoken in parts of Pakistan and India.

Origin of Lahnda

From Punjabi لَہَنْدا / ਲਹਿੰਦਾ (lahindā, “west, western”), from Punjabi لَہَݨا / ਲਹਿਣਾ (lahiṇā, “to come down”), coming from the sense that the sun sets in the West. Compare Sindhi لهڻ (lahaṇu, “to obtain, get down, go down”).

Questions about Lahnda

What does Lahnda mean?
Lahnda means a group of northwestern Indo-Aryan language varieties spoken in parts of Pakistan and India.
What part of speech is Lahnda?
Lahnda is a proper noun.

Words near Lahnda in the dictionary

  1. lahmajuns
  2. Lahman
  3. Lahmans
  4. Lahms
  5. Lahmu
  6. Lahnda
  7. Lahndi
  8. lahnga
  9. lahngas
  10. Lahnstein
  11. lahnsteinite

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