نونہہ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑁄𑀳𑀸 (ṇohā), from Sanskrit स्नुषा (snuṣā́, “son's wife”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /nũː˦ᵊ/
• Rhymes: -ũː˦

Noun

نُون٘ہہ • (nūṉh) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਨੂੰਹ)

1. daughter-in-law; one's son's wife

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “نَونہہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਨੂੰਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “snuṣā́”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 797

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀳 (ṇaha), from Sanskrit नख (nakhá, “nail (of finger or toe)”).

Alternative forms

• نَہُوں (nahūṉ)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /nɔ̃ː˦ᵊ/
• Rhymes: -ɔ̃ː˦

Noun

نَون٘ہہ • (nauṉh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਨਹੁੰ)

1. (anatomy) nail; fingernail

   Synonym: ناخُن (nāxun)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “نَونہہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਨਹੁੰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nakhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 397