ਲੂਣ

Punjabi

Etymology

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Sanskrit लवण (lavaṇa)

Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀡 (loṇa)

Punjabi لُوݨ

Inherited from Old Punjabi لوݨ (lōṇ /⁠lvn⁠/), from Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀡 (loṇa), from Sanskrit लवण (lavaṇá)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /luːɳᵊ/
  • (dialectal) IPA^(key): /luːnᵊ/

Noun

ਲੂਣ • (lūṇ) m (Shahmukhi spelling لُون)

1. table salt
2. (chemistry) salt

Related terms

• ਕਾਲ਼ਾ ਲੂਣ m (kāḷā lūṇ, “kala namak”)
• ਲੂਣਾ (lūṇā, “salty”, adjective)
• ਲੂਣਦਾਨੀ f (lūṇdānī, “condiment tray”)

Further reading

• “ਲੂਣ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026