ਰੇਗਿਸਤਾਨ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ریگستان (rêgistân, literally “sandy place”).

Noun

ਰੇਗਿਸਤਾਨ • (registān) m (Shahmukhi spelling ریگستان)

1. desert

   Synonym: ਮਾਰੂਥਲ (mārūthal)

Related terms

• ਰੇਗਿਸਤਾਨੀ (registānī, “desert”, adjective)

Further reading

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