ਪਰਾਹੁਣਾ
Punjabi
Etymology
From Sanskrit प्राहुण (prāhuṇa, “guest”).
Noun
ਪਰਾਹੁਣਾ • (parāhuṇā) m (Shahmukhi spelling پراہُݨا)
- guest, visitor
- (dialectal) son-in-law
- (dialectal) husband
Synonyms
- (son-in-law): ਜਵਾਈ (javāī)
Derived terms
- ਪਰਾਹੁਣਚਾਰੀ f (parāhuṇcārī, “hospitality”)
Further reading
- “ਪਰਾਹੁਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “प्राहुण”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press