ਵਿਹੂਣਾ

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)

1. 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 [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਵਿਹੂਣਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.