ਰੇਗਿਸਤਾਨੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ریگستانی. Equivalent to ਰੇਗਿਸਤਾਨ (registān) +‎ -ਈ (-ī).

Adjective

ਰੇਗਿਸਤਾਨੀ • (registānī) (Shahmukhi spelling ریگستانی)

  1. (relational) desert
    ਰੇਗਿਸਤਾਨੀ ਜਹਾਜ ― registānī jahāj ― ship of the desert (camel)

Synonyms

  • ਮਾਰੂਥਲੀ (mārūthlī)

Derived terms

  • ਅਰਧ-ਰੇਗਿਸਤਾਨੀ (aradha-registānī, “semi-desert”, adjective)

Further reading

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