ਵਿੱਸ

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 ਵਿੱਸ (vissa)

    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

    ਵਿੱਸ • (vissa) f (Shahmukhi spelling وِسّ)

    1. poison, venom, toxin
      Synonym: ਜ਼ਹਿਰ (zahir)
    2. (figurative) anger, sullenness

    Derived terms

    Further reading

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