ਜਿਨਸ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Arabic جِنْس (jins), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒins/, /d͡ʒinəs/
    Audio:(file)

Noun

ਜਿਨਸ • (jinas) m (Shahmukhi spelling جنس)

  1. genus, species
  2. kind, sort
  3. commodity, product
  4. sex
  • ਜਨ m (jan, “people”)
  • ਜਿਨਸੀ (jinsī, “genetic”, adjective)

Further reading

  • “ਜਿਨਸ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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