punjabi

«punjabi» in Mova's school dictionary: A language spoken in the Punjab region of India and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (Punjabi; Punjabis); adjective (Punjabi)

meaning for a pupil

1) A language spoken in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan, and by many people in the UK, Canada and elsewhere. tree →

2) A person from the Punjab region. tree →

3) adjective Connected with the Punjab, its people, food or culture. tree →

sense in the lessons

In multicultural classes some children speak Punjabi at home; it is one of the most spoken languages in the UK and Canada. Punjabi food (like samosas and naan) and bhangra music are popular. Many Sikhs are Punjabi. Phrases: «speaks Punjabi», «Punjabi food».

examples

• My friend Harpreet speaks Punjabi at home. tree →
• We learned to count to ten in Punjabi. tree →
• Punjabi is written in two different scripts. tree →
• The restaurant serves Punjabi food. tree →
• Her grandparents are Punjabi. tree →
• Bhangra is lively Punjabi dance music. tree →

note

A proper noun: always a capital letter, «Punjabi» (the input is lower case only by format). Also spelled «Panjabi». Plural «Punjabis» for people. Written in Gurmukhi script in India and Shahmukhi script in Pakistan.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «punjabi» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.