Pendjab

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پَنْجاب (Pencâb), from Persian پنجاب (panjâb), itself a calque of Sanskrit पञ्चनद (pañcanada).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛn.dʒab/

Proper noun

Pendjab m

  1. Punjab (a geographical region in South Asia, politically divided between India and Pakistan)
  2. Punjab (a state in northern India)
  3. Punjab (a province in Pakistan)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پَنْجاب (Pencâb), from Persian پنجاب (panjâb), itself a calque of Sanskrit पञ्चनद (pañcanada).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pẽˈd͡ʒa.bi/, /pẽˈd͡ʒab/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pẽˈd͡ʒab/, /pẽˈd͡ʒa.bi/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pẽˈd͡ʒab/ [pẽˈd͡ʒaβ]

Proper noun

Pendjab m

  1. Punjab (a geographical region in South Asia, politically divided between India and Pakistan)
  2. Punjab (a state in northern India)
  3. Punjab (a province in Pakistan)