Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian لباس (libâs), from Arabic لِبَاس (libās). Compare Hindustani لِباس (libās) / लिबास (libās), Gujarati લિબાસ (libās), લેબાસ (lebās).

Noun

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ਲਿਬਾਸ (libāsm (Shahmukhi spelling لباس)

  1. dress, apparel, raiment, clothing, garb, attire

Further reading

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