ਸੱਪਣੀ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਸਪਨੀ (sapnī)

Etymology

ਸੱਪ (sappa) +‎ -ਣੀ (-ṇī)

Noun

ਸੱਪਣੀ • (sappaṇī) f (Shahmukhi spelling سپنی)

1. female equivalent of ਸੱਪ (sappa, “snake”)
2. wryneck

Further reading

• “ਸਪਨੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸੱਪਣੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.