ਜਾਤੀ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जाति (jāti).

Noun

ਜਾਤੀ • (jātī) f (Shahmukhi spelling جاتی)

  1. race, tribe, clan, caste, jati
  2. genus, species
  3. nation
  4. ethnic group
  5. breed, kind
Derived terms
  • ਉਪਜਾਤੀ f (upajātī, “subcaste”)
  • ਜਨ ਜਾਤੀ f (jan jātī, “scheduled tribe”)
  • ਜਾਤੀਵਾਦ m (jātīvād, “racism”)
  • ਬਹੁਜਾਤੀ (bahujātī, “multiracial”, adjective)
  • ਸਜਾਤੀ (sajātī, “belonging to the same caste, species, etc.”, adjective)
  • ਪ੍ਰਜਾਤੀ f (prjātī, “species”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ਜਾਤੀ • (jātī)

  1. nuqtaless form of ਜ਼ਾਤੀ (zātī)

Further reading

  • “ਜਾਤੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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