ਨਿਵਾਸੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निवासिन् (nivāsin). Analyzable as ਨਿਵਾਸ (nivās) +‎ -ਈ (-ī).

Noun

ਨਿਵਾਸੀ • (nivāsī) m

1. resident, dweller, inhabitant

Derived terms

• ਟਾਪੂ ਨਿਵਾਸੀ m (ṭāpū nivāsī, “islander”)
• ਨਗਰ ਨਿਵਾਸੀ m (nagar nivāsī, “town dweller”)
• ਮੂਲਨਿਵਾਸੀ m (mūlnivāsī, “aborigine”)

Further reading

• “ਨਿਵਾਸੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਨਿਵਾਸੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.