ਸੁੰਨ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya, “emptry”).

Adjective

ਸੁੰਨ • (sunn) (Shahmukhi spelling سنّ)

  1. numb, benumbed, insensible, torpid
  2. (figurative) frigid, very cold

Noun

ਸੁੰਨ • (sunn) f (Shahmukhi spelling سنّ)

  1. void, emptiness, nothingness, nonexistence

Derived terms
  • ਸੁੰਨਮਾਨ (sunnmān, “desolate”, adjective)
  • ਸੁੰਨਵਾਦ m (sunnvād, “nihilism”)

Further reading
  • “ਸੁੰਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
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