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Punjabi
Etymology 1
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑁄𑀳𑀸 (ṇohā), from Sanskrit स्नुषा (snuṣā́, “son's wife”).
Pronunciation
Noun
نُون٘ہہ • (nūṉh) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਨੂੰਹ)
- daughter-in-law; one's son's wife
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “نَونہہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਨੂੰਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “snuṣā́”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 797
Etymology 2
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀳 (ṇaha), from Sanskrit नख (nakhá, “nail (of finger or toe)”).
Pronunciation
Noun
نَون٘ہہ • (nauṉh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਨਹੁੰ)
- (anatomy) nail; fingernail
- Synonym: ناخُن (nāxun)
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “نَونہہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਨਹੁੰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nakhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 397