পাঞ্জাব

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Bengali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬ (pañjāb) / پنجاب (panjāb), from Classical Persian پنجاب (panj-âb, [Land of] the Five Rivers), from پنج (panj, five) and آب (âb, water), referring to five rivers of the Punjab region.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /pandʒab/, [ˈpandʒab]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /pandʑab/, [ˈpandʑab]
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Proper noun[edit]

পাঞ্জাব (panjab) (genitive পাঞ্জাবের (panjaber), locative পাঞ্জাবে (panjabe))

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

See also[edit]