Beas (modern Hindi/Punjabi)
E1496113
UNEXPLORED
Beas is the modern Hindi and Punjabi name for the Hyphasis River, a major tributary of the Sutlej in northern India historically known from Alexander the Great’s campaigns.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beas (modern Hindi/Punjabi) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21654986 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beas (modern Hindi/Punjabi) Context triple: [Hyphasis River, hasLanguageVariantName, Beas (modern Hindi/Punjabi)]
-
A.
Doabi Punjabi
Doabi Punjabi is a regional variety of the Punjabi language spoken primarily in the Doaba region of the Indian state of Punjab.
-
B.
Shahpuri Punjabi
Shahpuri Punjabi is a regional dialect of the Punjabi language spoken primarily in the western parts of the historical Punjab region, especially around the Sargodha and Shahpur areas.
-
C.
Potohari Punjabi
Potohari Punjabi is a regional variety of the Punjabi language spoken primarily in Pakistan’s Potohar Plateau and surrounding northern Punjab areas.
-
D.
Malwai Punjabi
Malwai Punjabi is a regional variety of the Punjabi language spoken primarily in the Malwa region of the Indian state of Punjab.
-
E.
Puadhi Punjabi
Puadhi Punjabi is a regional dialect of the Punjabi language spoken primarily in parts of eastern Punjab and neighboring areas, distinguished by its own phonological and lexical features.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beas (modern Hindi/Punjabi) Target entity description: Beas is the modern Hindi and Punjabi name for the Hyphasis River, a major tributary of the Sutlej in northern India historically known from Alexander the Great’s campaigns.
-
A.
Doabi Punjabi
Doabi Punjabi is a regional variety of the Punjabi language spoken primarily in the Doaba region of the Indian state of Punjab.
-
B.
Shahpuri Punjabi
Shahpuri Punjabi is a regional dialect of the Punjabi language spoken primarily in the western parts of the historical Punjab region, especially around the Sargodha and Shahpur areas.
-
C.
Potohari Punjabi
Potohari Punjabi is a regional variety of the Punjabi language spoken primarily in Pakistan’s Potohar Plateau and surrounding northern Punjab areas.
-
D.
Malwai Punjabi
Malwai Punjabi is a regional variety of the Punjabi language spoken primarily in the Malwa region of the Indian state of Punjab.
-
E.
Puadhi Punjabi
Puadhi Punjabi is a regional dialect of the Punjabi language spoken primarily in parts of eastern Punjab and neighboring areas, distinguished by its own phonological and lexical features.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.