Punjab
/pʊnˈdʒɑːb//pʌnˈdʒɑːb/
Punjab proper noun: a geographical region of South Asia, divided (by the Radcliffe Line) between India and 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.
Proper noun
Punjab
- A geographical region of South Asia, divided (by the Radcliffe Line) between India and 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.
- A state in northern India. Capital: Chandigarh. Largest city: Ludhiana.
- A province in Pakistan. Capital: Lahore.
Punjab meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Punjab in Hindi
- geographical region in South Asia
- पंजाब pañjāb, पञ्जाब pañjāb, पंचनद pañcnad, पञ्चनद pañcanad, पांचनद pāñcnad, पाञ्चनद pāñcanad
Punjab in Tamil
- geographical region in South Asia
- பஞ்சாப் pañcāp
Punjab in Marathi
- geographical region in South Asia
- पंजाब pañjāb
Punjab in Urdu
- geographical region in South Asia
- پنجاب panjāb
More languagesFewer languages
- Punjab in Bengali
- পাঞ্জাব panjab, পঞ্জাব ponjab
- Punjab in Telugu
- పంజాబ్ pañjāb
- Punjab in Malayalam
- പഞ്ചാബ് pañcābŭ
- Punjab in Kannada
- ಪಂಜಾಬ್ pañjāb
- Punjab in Punjabi
- ਪੰਜਾਬ pañjāb
- Punjab in Gujarati
- પંજાબ pañjāb
- Punjab in Odia
- ପଞ୍ଜାବ pañjāba, ପଞ୍ଚ ନଦ pañca nada, ପଞ୍ଜାବ୍ pañjāb
- Punjab in Sanskrit
- पञ्चनद pañcanada, पाञ्चनद pāñcanada
- Punjab in Assamese
- পঞ্জাৱ poñzaw
- Punjab in Nepali
- पंजाब pañjāb
- Punjab in Arabic
- اَلْبَنْجَاب al-banjāb
- Punjab in Persian
- پنجاب panjâb
- Punjab in Thai
- รัฐปัญจาบ rát bpan-jàap, ปัญจาบ bpan-jàap
- Punjab in Myanmar
- ပန်ဂျပ် pan-gyap
- Sindhi
- پنجاب p̃jāb
- Dhivehi
- ޕަންޖާބު pan̊jābu
Forms of Punjab
| alternative form | Panjab |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Panjaub |
Origin of Punjab
From Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬ / پنجاب (pañjāb), from Classical Persian پَنْجَاب (panjāb, “[Land of] the Five Rivers”), from پَنْج (panj, “five”) and آب (āb, “water”), referring to five rivers of the Punjab region: the Jhelum, the Chenab, the Ravi, the Sutlej and the Beas. The Persian term is a calque of Sanskrit पञ्चनद (pañcanada, “[Land of] the Five Rivers”), from पञ्च (pañca, “five”) and नद (nada, “river”). Related to punch (“beverage made of mixed fruit juice”).
Words formed from Punjab
Words that rhyme with Punjab
Questions about Punjab
- What does Punjab mean?
- Punjab means a geographical region of South Asia, divided (by the Radcliffe Line) between India and 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.
- What is Punjab in Hindi?
- Punjab in Hindi is पंजाब (pañjāb), पञ्जाब (pañjāb), पंचनद (pañcnad). See Punjab meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Punjab?
- Punjab is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Punjab?
- Punjab is pronounced /pʌnˈdʒɑːb/ (UK).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Punjab (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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