Punjabi
noun
Pun·jabi
ˌpən-ˈjä-bē 
-ˈja-
-ˈja-
1
: an Indo-Aryan language of the Punjab
2
: a native or inhabitant of the Punjab region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent
Punjabi
adjective
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Production on Season 2 recently got underway in the greater Toronto region, starring Raina as Jasmeet Dutta, a Punjabi Sikh millennial and burgeoning online content creator trying to balance his ambitions for success with his commitment to his family, community and culture.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
Officials in Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province of 127 million people, have drafted a letter to the Indian government to open a dialogue on the issue, Punjabi Secretary for Environment and Climate Change Raja Jahangir Anwar said on Monday.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
The projects represent a linguistic mosaic, including Hindi, English, Assamese, Tamil, Marwari, Bengali, Malayalam, Punjabi, Nepali, Marathi, Pahadi, and Cantonese, demonstrating the market’s growing international appeal.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
The Khalistan movement is banned in India, and its active advocates are mostly the Punjabi diaspora overseas.
—Aakash Hassan, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2024
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
Officials in Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province of 127 million people, have drafted a letter to the Indian government to open a dialogue on the issue, Punjabi Secretary for Environment and Climate Change Raja Jahangir Anwar said on Monday.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
The projects represent a linguistic mosaic, including Hindi, English, Assamese, Tamil, Marwari, Bengali, Malayalam, Punjabi, Nepali, Marathi, Pahadi, and Cantonese, demonstrating the market’s growing international appeal.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
The Khalistan movement is banned in India, and its active advocates are mostly the Punjabi diaspora overseas.
—Aakash Hassan, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Punjabi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Punjabi. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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