"ਜਾਂ" meaning in All languages combined

See ਜਾਂ on Wiktionary

Conjunction [Punjabi]

IPA: /d͡ʒãː/ Forms: jā̃ [romanization], یاں [Shahmukhi]
Etymology: Compare Persian یا (yâ). Etymology templates: {{cog|fa|یا|tr=yâ}} Persian یا (yâ) Head templates: {{pa-head|conj|sha=یاں}} ਜਾਂ • (jā̃) (Shahmukhi spelling یاں)
  1. or Synonyms: ਕਿ
    Sense id: en-ਜਾਂ-pa-conj-cXVRejcL
  2. either...or...
    Sense id: en-ਜਾਂ-pa-conj-LeA4dcuD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Punjabi conjunctions in Gurmukhi script, Punjabi entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 Disambiguation of Punjabi conjunctions in Gurmukhi script: 0 0 Disambiguation of Punjabi entries with incorrect language header: 0 0
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      "form": "jā̃",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "یاں",
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        "sha": "یاں"
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      "name": "pa-head"
    }
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          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              29,
              32
            ]
          ],
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            [
              26,
              29
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              14,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Can you do it or not?",
          "roman": "kī tusī̃ ihanū̃ kar sakde ho jā̃ nahī̃ ?",
          "text": "ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਇਹਨੂੰ ਕਰ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ ਜਾਂ ਨਹੀਂ ?",
          "translation": "Can you do it or not?",
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          "english": "Either this or that.",
          "roman": "jā̃ iha jā̃ uha",
          "text": "ਜਾਂ ਇਹ ਜਾਂ ਉਹ",
          "translation": "Either this or that.",
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      "ipa": "/d͡ʒãː/"
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              29
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              16
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          "english": "Can you do it or not?",
          "roman": "kī tusī̃ ihanū̃ kar sakde ho jā̃ nahī̃ ?",
          "text": "ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਇਹਨੂੰ ਕਰ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ ਜਾਂ ਨਹੀਂ ?",
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          "english": "Either this or that.",
          "roman": "jā̃ iha jā̃ uha",
          "text": "ਜਾਂ ਇਹ ਜਾਂ ਉਹ",
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