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rival meaning in Punjabi

ਗੈਰ gair

/ˈɹaɪvəl/

rival in Punjabi: ਗੈਰ (gair), ਸੌਂਕਣ (sauṅkaṇ). In English, rival means a competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.

Punjabi words for rival

rival
ਗੈਰ gair, ਸੌਂਕਣ sauṅkaṇ

English meaning of rival

  1. noun A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.
  2. noun Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another.
  3. noun One having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.
  4. adjective Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority.

Full definition of rival

rival in a sentence

  • Chris is my biggest rival in the 400-metre race.
  • As a social historian, he has no rival.
  • rival claims or pretensions

rival in other languages

Questions about rival in Punjabi

What is the meaning of rival in Punjabi?
Rival in Punjabi is ਗੈਰ (gair), ਸੌਂਕਣ (sauṅkaṇ).
rival ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Rival: ਗੈਰ (gair), ਸੌਂਕਣ (sauṅkaṇ).
What does rival mean in English?
Rival means a competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.

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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “rival”: ਗੈਰ, ਸੌਂਕਣ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: rival (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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