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acquaintance meaning in Punjabi

ਵਾਕਫ਼ vākaf

UK/əˈkweɪntəns//ʌˈkweɪn.təns/

acquaintance in Punjabi: ਵਾਕਫ਼ (vākaf), ਪਛਾਣ (pachāṇ), پچھان (pachāṇ). In English, acquaintance means a state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship.

Punjabi words for acquaintance

acquaintance
ਵਾਕਫ਼ vākaf
acquaintance, familiarity
ਪਛਾਣ pachāṇ, پچھان pachāṇ

English meaning of acquaintance

  1. noun A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship.
  2. noun A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.
  3. noun Such people collectively; one's circle of acquaintances (with plural concord).
  4. noun Personal knowledge (with a specific subject etc.).

Full definition of acquaintance

acquaintance in a sentence

  • I know of the man; but have no acquaintance with him.

Synonyms of acquaintance

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Questions about acquaintance in Punjabi

What is the meaning of acquaintance in Punjabi?
Acquaintance in Punjabi is ਵਾਕਫ਼ (vākaf), ਪਛਾਣ (pachāṇ), پچھان (pachāṇ).
acquaintance ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Acquaintance: ਵਾਕਫ਼ (vākaf), ਪਛਾਣ (pachāṇ), پچھان (pachāṇ).
What does acquaintance mean in English?
Acquaintance means a state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship.

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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “acquaintance”: پچھان, ਪਛਾਣ, ਵਾਕਫ਼. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: acquaintance (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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