ਪੁਸ਼ਤ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پشت (pušt, “back; descent”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥štʰás (“back”).

Noun

ਪੁਸ਼ਤ • (puśat) m (Shahmukhi spelling پشت)

  1. generation
    Synonyms: ਜਨਰੇਸ਼ਨ (janreśan), ਪੀੜ੍ਹੀ (pīṛhī)

References

  • “ਪੁਸ਼ਤ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਪੁਸ਼ਤ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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