ਨਿਊਜ਼ੀਲੈਂਡ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Dutch Nieuw-Zeeland (“new Zeeland”), after the Dutch settlement in Batavia, which in turn had been named after the Dutch province of Zeeland.

Proper noun

ਨਿਊਜ਼ੀਲੈਂਡ • (niūzīlaiṇḍ) m (Shahmukhi spelling نیوزیلینڈ)

1. Aotearoa, New Zealand

   Synonym: ਆਓਤੇਆਰੋਆ (āoteāroā)

References

• “ਨਿਊਜ਼ੀਲੈਂਡ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024