How to Say “Punjabi” in Spanish

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panyabí
/panʝaˈbi/masculine
panyabí is the Spanish word for Punjabi.
panyabí refers to the language spoken in the Punjab region of eastern Pakistan and northern India. It can also be used as an adjective to describe things pertaining to the Punjab culture or people, or as a noun to refer to a resident or immigrant from the Punjab.
Meaning: language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India (name)

Related words

Of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language (adj): panyabí.

Resident of or immigrant from the Punjab (noun): panyabí.

How does it change in a sentence?

panyabí is an invariable adjective, which means it does not change its form to agree with feminine nouns.

How do you pronounce it?

/panʝaˈbi/

Did you know?

  • When discussing the Punjab region in Spanish, you will see the name Panyab, which retains the ny spelling used in the word panyabí.
  • The Spanish pronunciation of panyabí uses the ny sound, which is identical to the ñ in español, reflecting how Spanish adapts foreign nasal sounds to its own phonology.
  • Unlike many Spanish adjectives derived from places, panyabí does not follow the standard -és or -ano suffix patterns, such as francés or mexicano.

Examples in context

  • Urdu y panyabí son sus lenguas maternas, pero habla algunas otras bastante bien, como por ejemplo tamil, pashtún y cantonés.
    Urdu and Punjabi are her native languages, but she speaks several others very well, including Tamil, Pashto, and Cantonese.
    This sentence is useful for discussing native languages and multilingualism using panyabí.
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  • ¿Hablas el punyabí?
    Do you speak Punjabi?
  • No entiendo el punyabí
    I don't understand Punjabi
  • Él estudia el panyabí en la universidad.
    He studies Punjabi at the university.
  • El panyabí es un idioma muy musical.
    Punjabi is a very musical language.

Example conversation

Elena and Javier are talking about their language studies at a cafe.

  1. Elena

    ¿Tu primo habla panyabí?
    Does your cousin speak Punjabi?
  2. Javier

    Sí, él habla panyabí con fluidez.
    Yes, he speaks Punjabi fluently.
  3. Elena

    ¡Qué interesante es el panyabí!
    Punjabi is so interesting!
  4. Javier

    Es un idioma con mucha historia.
    It is a language with a lot of history.

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