ਸੁੰਨ

Punjabi

Etymology

    Borrowed from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya, “empty”). Doublet of ਸੁੰਞ (sũñ), an inherited form.

    Adjective

    ਸੁੰਨ • (sunn) (Shahmukhi spelling سنّ) (India)

    1. numb, benumbed, insensible, torpid
    2. (figurative) frigid, very cold

    Noun

    ਸੁੰਨ • (sunn) f (Shahmukhi spelling سنّ) (India)

    1. void, emptiness, nothingness, nonexistence
      Synonyms: ਵੀਰਾਨ (vīrān), ਸੁੰਞ (sũñ), ਉਜਾੜ (ujāṛ)
    2. zero
      Synonym: ਸਿਫ਼ਰ (sifar)

    Derived terms

    • ਸੁੰਨਾ (sunnā, “desolate”, adjective)
    • ਸੁੰਨਮਾਨ (sunnmān, “desolate”, adjective)
    • ਸੁੰਨਵਾਦ m (sunnvād, “nihilism”)

    Further reading

    • “ਸੁੰਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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