ਜਿਨਸ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Arabic جِنْس (jins), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒins/, /d͡ʒinəs/

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Noun

ਜਿਨਸ • (jinas) m (Shahmukhi spelling جنس)

1. genus, species
2. kind, sort
3. commodity, product
4. sex

Related terms

• ਜਨ m (jan, “people”)
• ਜਿਨਸੀ (jinsī, “genetic”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਜਿਨਸ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024