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ancestor meaning in Punjabi

ਵਡੇਰਾ vaḍerā

UK/ˈæn.sɛs.tə//ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/

ancestor in Punjabi: ਵਡੇਰਾ (vaḍerā), وڈیرا (vaḍerā). In English, ancestor means one from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.

Punjabi words for ancestor

ancestor, forefather
ਵਡੇਰਾ vaḍerā, وڈیرا vaḍerā

English meaning of ancestor

  1. noun One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
  2. noun An earlier type; a progenitor.
  3. noun One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heir.
  4. noun One who had the same role or function in former times.

Full definition of ancestor

ancestor in a sentence

  • This fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.

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Questions about ancestor in Punjabi

What is the meaning of ancestor in Punjabi?
Ancestor in Punjabi is ਵਡੇਰਾ (vaḍerā), وڈیرا (vaḍerā).
ancestor ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Ancestor: ਵਡੇਰਾ (vaḍerā), وڈیرا (vaḍerā).
What does ancestor mean in English?
Ancestor means one from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.

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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “ancestor”: وڈیرا, ਵਡੇਰਾ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: ancestor (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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