ਨਿਗਰਾਨ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نگران (nigarân, “watchful”).

Noun

ਨਿਗਰਾਨ • (nigrān) m (Shahmukhi spelling نگران)

1. overseer, supervisor, controller, manager, caretaker, superintendent

Related terms

• ਨਿਗਾਹ f (nigāh, “vision”)
• ਨਿਗਰਾਨੀ f (nigrānī, “supervision”)

Further reading

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