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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)
- 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 (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਵਿਹੂਣਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.