ਵਿਹੁ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਵਿਹੂੰ (vihū̃)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wisós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wišás

Sanskrit वि॒ष (viṣá)

Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀲 (visa)

Old Punjabi ਵਿਸੁ (visu)

Punjabi ਵਿਹੁ (vihu)

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਵਿਸੁ (visu), from Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀲 (visa), from Sanskrit वि॒ष (viṣá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wišás, from Proto-Indo-European *wisós.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ˩˥ʱ(ʊ)/

Noun

ਵਿਹੁ • (vihu) m or f (Shahmukhi spelling وِہُ)

1. Alternative form of ਵਿੱਸ (vissa, “poison”)

Derived terms

• ਵਿਹੁ ਵਰਗਾ (vihu vargā, “very bitter”, adjective, literally “like poison”)
• ਵਿਹੁਲ਼ਾ (vihuḷā, “poisonous”, adjective)

References

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “وِہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਵਿਹੁ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025