Definitions

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  • proper noun A male given name common in India.

Etymologies

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From Sanskrit word meaning "the lotus flower", born from mud - "Pank" means mud and "Aj" means born from.

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Examples

  • Police said that Bashir and one Junaid planted bombs at GK M-block market while Mohammad Sajid alias Pankaj, planted a bomb at Barakhmaba Road and died in an encounter.

    The Times of India 2008

  • Atif and Mohammed Sajid alias Pankaj died in the shootout, and Zeeshan and Mohammed Saif, the alleged militant held after the battle, have been sent to 14 days 'judicial custody.

    The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage 2008

  • Police said that Bashir and one Junaid planted bombs at GK M-block market while Mohammad Sajid alias Pankaj, planted a bomb at Barakhmaba Road and died in an encounter.

    The Times of India 2008

  • Police said that Bashir and one Junaid planted bombs at GK M-block market while Mohammad Sajid alias Pankaj, planted a bomb at Barakhmaba Road and died in an encounter.

    Top Stories - Google News 2008

  • Atif and Mohammed Sajid alias Pankaj died in the shootout, and Zeeshan and Mohammed Saif, the alleged militant held after the battle, have been sent to 14 days 'judicial custody.

    The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage 2008

  • Police said that Bashir and one Junaid planted bombs at GK M-block market while Mohammad Sajid alias Pankaj, planted a bomb at Barakhmaba Road and died in an encounter.

    Top Stories - Google News 2008

  • "The boy, identified as Pankaj, is stuck about 20-22 feet down in the borewell.

    Daily News & Analysis 2010

  • "The boy, identified as Pankaj, is stuck about 20-22 feet down in the borewell.

    Daily News & Analysis 2010

  • Pankaj Nangia/Associated Press Indian yoga guru Baba Ramdev announced at a press conference he would continue his hunger strike in his ashram in Haridwar, India, June 5, 2011.

    India in Pictures 2011

  • Cadila Healthcare Chairman Pankaj Patel said the development gives the company access to a "difficult-to-develop product pipeline, expertise and infrastructure that will add value to our operations in the U.S."

    Cadila Healthcare to Buy Assets of Nesher Rumman Ahmed 2011

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