ਨਿਵਾਸੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निवासिन् (nivāsin). Analyzable as ਨਿਵਾਸ (nivās) +‎ -ਈ (-ī).

Noun

ਨਿਵਾਸੀ • (nivāsī) m

  1. resident, dweller, inhabitant

Derived terms

  • ਟਾਪੂ ਨਿਵਾਸੀ m (ṭāpū nivāsī, “islander”)
  • ਨਗਰ ਨਿਵਾਸੀ m (nagar nivāsī, “town dweller”)
  • ਮੂਲਨਿਵਾਸੀ m (mūlnivāsī, “aborigine”)

Further reading

  • “ਨਿਵਾਸੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਨਿਵਾਸੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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