Punjab

n. 旁遮普(南亚一地区)

发音

UK /pʌnˈdʒɑːb/
其它
US /pʊnˈdʒɑːb/
US /ˈpuːn.dʒɑːb/

别名

Panjab Punjaub Panjaub PB

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A geographical region of South Asia, divided (by the Radcliffe Line) between India and Pakistan. Pakistani Punjab includes the (West) Punjab Province and parts of the Islamabad Capital Territory; Indian Punjab includes (East) Punjab State and some other territories.

    旁遮普

  2. 2.

    A state in northern India. Capital: Chandigarh. Largest city: Ludhiana.

  3. 3.

    A province in Pakistan. Capital: Lahore.

相关短语

East Punjab 东旁遮普(曾为印度旁遮普邦, 1966分为哈里亚纳邦和旁遮普邦) West Punjab 西旁遮普(南亚次大陆旁遮普地区的西半部, 构成巴基斯坦的旁遮普省)

词源

From Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬ / پنجاب (pañjāb), from Classical Persian پَنْجَاب (panjāb, “[Land of] the Five Rivers”), from پَنْج (panj, “five”) and آب (āb, “water”), referring to five rivers of the Punjab region: the Jhelum, the Chenab, the Ravi, the Sutlej and the Beas. The Persian term is a calque of Sanskrit पञ्चनद (pañcanada, “[Land of] the Five Rivers”), from पञ्च (pañca, “five”) and नद (nada, “river”).

来源：wiktionary