Punjabis
Amritsar's native people
Punjabis are people from Punjab, a region divided between Pakistan and India.
The term refers to an ethnic group sharing a common language (Punjabi), cultural traditions, and geographic origin.
Punjabis may be Muslim, Sikh, or Hindu depending largely on which side of the partition border their families lived.
As an adjective, Punjabi describes the language, cuisine, music, or customs of this group: Punjabi wedding, Punjabi folk music.
Capital of Pakistani Punjab
- AmritsarSikh pilgrimage center in India
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
- PakistanSouth Asian nation
farmland · fertile · agricultural · wheat · cotton · breadbasket · Green Revolution · irrigation
Punjabi folk music and dance
- folk danceCommunal heritage choreography
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- mehndiOrnamental paste skin designs
- colorfulFull of varied hues
vibrant · celebration · festival · tradition · embroidery · turban · salwar kameez · dupatta
South Asian yogurt drink
- butter chickenCreamy tomato-based Indian curry
- tandooriIndian clay-oven method
- naanLeavened tandoor-baked flatbread
- rotiUnleavened South Asian flatbread
paratha · samosa · paneer · ghee · masala · spices · mustard greens · pickles
Punjabi monotheist believer
- HinduFollower of ancient Indian religion
- MuslimAdherent of Islam
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- South AsianFrom the subcontinent
Indo-Aryan · community · ancestry · heritage · migration · immigrant · settlement · identity
Language acquired from birth
- dialectRegional language variety
- scriptWritten words for performance
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- literatureBody of written works
lyrics · proverbs · expressions · bilingual · spoken · vernacular
Lahore
Capital of Pakistani Punjab
Pakistan · farmland · fertile · agricultural · wheat · cotton · breadbasket · Green Revolution · irrigation · rural
bhangra
Punjabi folk music and dance
- folk danceCommunal heritage choreography
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- mehndiOrnamental paste skin designs
colorful · vibrant · celebration · festival · tradition · embroidery · turban · salwar kameez · dupatta · folklore
lassi
South Asian yogurt drink
- butter chickenCreamy tomato-based Indian curry
- tandooriIndian clay-oven method
- naanLeavened tandoor-baked flatbread
roti · paratha · samosa · paneer · ghee · masala · spices · mustard greens · pickles · kheer
Sikh
Punjabi monotheist believer
- HinduFollower of ancient Indian religion
- MuslimAdherent of Islam
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
South Asian · Indo-Aryan · community · ancestry · heritage · migration · immigrant · settlement · identity · multicultural
mother tongue
Language acquired from birth
- dialectRegional language variety
- scriptWritten words for performance
- poetryMetrical literary composition
literature · lyrics · proverbs · expressions · bilingual · spoken · vernacular
- peoplesAmericans, British, Chinese, French, Germans
- ethnic groupsJews, Arabs, Chinese, Irish, Greeks
- Indian DiasporaGujaratis, Sikhs, expatriates, expats, ethnic enclaves
- Indo-EuropeansCelts, Slavs, Indo-Aryan, Aryans, Greeks
- South Asian peoplesGujaratis, Tamils, Bengalis, Assamese, Kashmiris
- Indian WWIsepoys, sepoy, Sikhs, Gurkhas, Rajputs
- Punjabi foodCuisine from Punjab region
- Punjabi weddingSouth Asian marriage celebration
- Punjabi musicSongs from Punjab region
- Punjabi cuisineFood from Punjab region