Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀯𑀺𑀅 (ṇavia)), from Sanskrit नविय (náviya), नव्य (návya), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náwyas, from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

ਨਵਾਂ (navā̃) (Shahmukhi spelling نوَاں)

  1. new
    ਇਹ ਮੇਰਾ ਨਵਾਂ ਦੋਸਤ ਹੈ।
    iha merā navā̃ dosat hai.
    This is my new friend.