لونا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑀽𑀡 (lūṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit लवण (lavaṇa, salt; salty).

Adjective

لُوݨا • (lūṇā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਲੂਣਾ)

  1. salty

Declension

Declension of لونا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct لُوݨا (lūṇā) لُوݨے (lūṇe) لُوݨی (lūṇī) لُوݨِیاں (lūṇiyāṉ)
oblique لُوݨے (lūṇe) لُوݨیاں (lūṇeyāṉ) لُوݨی (lūṇī) لُوݨِیاں (lūṇiyāṉ)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “لُونا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਲੂਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025