ਹੁਣ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਹੁਣਿ (huṇi), from Prakrit 𑀅𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀸 (ahuṇā), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (adhunā), from Sanskrit अधुना (adhunā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦʊ.ɳ/

Adverb

ਹੁਣ • (huṇ) (Shahmukhi spelling ہُݨ)

  1. now, currently

Derived terms

  • ਹੁਣੇ (huṇe, “just now”, adverb)

Further reading

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