ਅਹਿੰਸਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अहिंसा (ahiṃsā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ਅਹਿੰਸਾ • (ahinsā) f (Shahmukhi spelling اہمسا)

1. ahimsa (nonviolence)

Related terms

• ਅਹਿੰਸਕ (ahinsak, “nonviolent”, adjective)
• ਅਹਿੰਸਾਵਾਦ m (ahinsāvād, “doctrine of nonviolence”)

Further reading

• “ਅਹਿੰਸਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025