سہا

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• سَہْیا (sahyā)
• سَیَّڑ (sayyaṛ) — Jhangli, Shahpuri

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀲 (sasa), from Sanskrit शश (śaśa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /se˩˥.jäː/
  • (emphatic) IPA^(key): /sə.ɦaː/

Noun

سَہا • (sahā) m (feminine سہی, Gurmukhi spelling ਸਹਾ)

1. hare, rabbit

   Synonym: خَرگوش (xargoś)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سہا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “سہا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024