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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਵਿਸੁ (visu), from Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀲 (visa), from Sanskrit वि॒ष (viṣá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wišás, from Proto-Indo-European *wisós.
Pronunciation
Noun
ਵਿਹੁ • (vihu) m or f (Shahmukhi spelling وِہُ)
- Alternative form of ਵਿੱਸ (vissa, “poison”)
Derived terms
- ਵਿਹੁ ਵਰਗਾ (vihu vargā, “very bitter”, adjective, literally “like poison”)
- ਵਿਹੁਲ਼ਾ (vihuḷā, “poisonous”, adjective)
References
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “وِہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਵਿਹੁ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025