ਭਾਂਜ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भञ्ज् (bhañj, “break”).

Noun

ਭਾਂਜ • (bhāñj) f

1. defeat, rout
2. escape

Derived terms

• ਭਾਂਜ ਖਾਣੀ (bhāñj khāṇī, “be defeated, routed”, verb)
• ਭਾਂਜ ਦੇਣੀ (bhāñj deṇī, “defeat, rout”, verb)
• ਭਾਂਜਵਾਦ m (bhāñjvād, “escapism”)

Further reading

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