Punjabi
/pʌnˈd͡ʒɑːbi/adjective, noun
Punjabi is spelled P-U-N-J-A-B-I: 7 letters. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,536th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Punjabi means “Of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Punjabi?
| Letters | 7: P-U-N-J-A-B-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,536th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Punjabi?
Punjabi appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,536th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Punjabi?
- /pʌnˈd͡ʒɑːbi/
- /pʊnˈd͡ʒɑːbi/
- /puːnˈdʒɑːbi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Punjabi.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Punjabi
- Panjabi
- Punjabis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Punjabi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language.
noun
- 1
A resident or descendant of or immigrant from the Punjab.
- 2
A speaker of the Punjabi language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Punjabi in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Punjabi come from?
Borrowed from Classical Persian پنجابی (panjābī), from پنجاب (panjāb) + ـی (-ī, adjectival suffix). Equivalent to Punjab + -i.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).