ਸੱਪਣੀ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਸਪਨੀ (sapnī)

Etymology

ਸੱਪ (sappa) +‎ -ਣੀ (-ṇī)

Noun

ਸੱਪਣੀ • (sappaṇī) f (Shahmukhi spelling سپنی)

  1. female equivalent of ਸੱਪ (sappa, “snake”)
  2. wryneck

Further reading

  • “ਸਪਨੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸੱਪਣੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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