ਹੁਣਿ

See also: ਹੁਣ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit 𑀅𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀺 (ahuṇi) (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀡𑀸 (adhuṇā), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀸 (ahuṇā)) from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (adhunā), from Sanskrit अधुना (adhunā́).

Adverb

ਹੁਣਿ (huṇi)

1. now

Descendants

• Punjabi: huṇ

  Gurmukhi script: ਹੁਣ

  Shahmukhi script: ہُݨ

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਹੁਣਿ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 65
• “ਹੁਣਿ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “adhunā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 13