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Punjabi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अहिंसा (ahiṃsā).
Pronunciation
Noun
ਅਹਿੰਸਾ • (ahinsā) f (Shahmukhi spelling اہمسا)
- ahimsa (nonviolence)
- ਅਹਿੰਸਕ (ahinsak, “nonviolent”, adjective)
- ਅਹਿੰਸਾਵਾਦ m (ahinsāvād, “doctrine of nonviolence”)
Further reading
- “ਅਹਿੰਸਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025