ਸੁੰਨ
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Punjabi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya, “empty”). Doublet of ਸੁੰਞ (sũñ), an inherited form.
Adjective
[edit]ਸੁੰਨ • (sunn) (Shahmukhi spelling سنّ) (India)
- numb, benumbed, insensible, torpid
- (figurative) frigid, very cold
Noun
[edit]ਸੁੰਨ • (sunn) f (Shahmukhi spelling سنّ) (India)
- void, emptiness, nothingness, nonexistence
- zero
- Synonym: ਸਿਫ਼ਰ (sifar)
Derived terms
[edit]- ਸੁੰਨਾ (sunnā, “desolate”, adjective)
- ਸੁੰਨਮਾਨ (sunnmān, “desolate”, adjective)
- ਸੁੰਨਵਾਦ m (sunnvād, “nihilism”)
Further reading
[edit]- “ਸੁੰਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024