ਵਿਹੂਣਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Derived from a locative form of Sanskrit विहीन (vihīna, “left, forlorn”). Cognate to Bengali বিহনে (bihône), Gujarati વિહોણું (vihoṇũ).

Preposition

ਵਿਹੂਣਾ • (vihūṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling وہونا)

  1. deprived of, without, lacking
    • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 708:
      ਬੂੰਦ ਵਿਹੂਣਾ ਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕੋ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਵੈ?
      būnd vihūṇā chātriko kiu kar triptāvae?
      Without the raindrops, how can the rainbird be satisfied?
    Synonyms: ਬਗ਼ੈਰ (baġair), ਬਿਨ (bin)

Further reading
  • “ਵਿਹੂਣਾ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਵਿਹੂਣਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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