ਗਰੇਬਾਨ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਗਿਰੇਬਾਨ (girebān), ਗਰੇਬਾਂ (garebā̃), ਗਿਰੇਬਾਂ (girebā̃)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گریبان (girēbān, girībān, garēbān, garībān), which in turn inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (glywbʾn' /⁠grīwbān⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *griHwáHnah (“neck, collar”) (derived from Proto-Iranian *griHwáH), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *griHwáH (“neck, throat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷriHwéh₂ (“neck, throat, mane, nape, estuary, mouth of an inlet”). Cognate with Hindi गरेबान (garebān).

Pronunciation

Noun

ਗਰੇਬਾਨ • (garebān) m (Shahmukhi spelling گریبان or گریباں)

  1. shirt collar

Further reading

  • “ਗਰੇਬਾਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
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