ਬਿਆਸ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Vedic Sanskrit विपाश् (vipāś).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

ਬਿਆਸ • (biāsa) m (Shahmukhi spelling بیاس)

1. Beas (A river of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh)
   • Babu Rajab Ali, Anokha Rajab Ali compiled by Dr. Atam Hamrahi page 101

     ਪੰਜ ਦਰਿਆ ਇਸ ਦੇਸ਼ ਦੇ, ਤਾਹੀਉਂ ਕਹਿਣ ਪੰਜਾਬ. ਰਾਵੀ, ਸਤਲੁਜ, ਬਿਆਸ ਜੀ, ਜਿਹਲਮ ਅਤੇ ਚਨਾਬ.

     pañj dariā isa deś de, tāhīũ kahiṇ pañjāba. rāvī, satluja, biāsa jī, jihlam ate canāba.

     Five rivers of this region, reason it is called Punjab. Ravi, Satluj, Bias, Jhelum and Chenab.

References

• “ਬਿਆਸ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਬਿਆਸ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.