ਵਿਹੁ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *wisós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *wišás
    Sanskrit वि॒ष (viṣá)
    Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀲 (visa)
    Old Punjabi ਵਿਸੁ (visu)
    Punjabi ਵਿਹੁ (vihu)

    Inherited from Old Punjabi ਵਿਸੁ (visu), from Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀲 (visa), from Sanskrit वि॒ष (viṣá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wišás, from Proto-Indo-European *wisós.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ਵਿਹੁ • (vihu) m or f (Shahmukhi spelling وِہُ)

    1. alternative form of ਵਿੱਸ (vissa, “poison”)

    Derived terms

    • ਵਿਹੁ ਵਰਗਾ (vihu vargā, “very bitter”, adjective, literally “like poison”)
    • ਵਿਹੁਲ਼ਾ (vihuḷā, “poisonous”, adjective)

    References

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