ਸੱਪ

Punjabi

Etymology

Cognate with Marathi साप (sāp).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ਸੱਪ • (sapp) m (feminine ਸੱਪਣੀ, Shahmukhi spelling سپ)

1. snake, serpent

Derived terms

• ਸੱਪ ਪੌੜੀ (sappa pauṛī, “snakes and ladders”)

Related terms

• ਸਪੋਲ਼ੀਆ m (sapoḷīā, “young snake”)

References

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