ਵਿੱਸ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਵਿਹੁ (vihu)
• ਵਿੱਸੂ (vissū)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wisós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wišás

Sanskrit वि॒ष (viṣá)

Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀲 (visa)

Old Punjabi ਵਿਸੁ (visu)

Punjabi ਵਿੱਸ (vissa)

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): /ʋɪsːᵊ/

Noun

ਵਿੱਸ • (vissa) f (Shahmukhi spelling وِسّ)

1. poison, venom, toxin

   Synonym: ਜ਼ਹਿਰ (zahir)

2. (figurative) anger, sullenness

Derived terms

• ਵਿਸੂਲ਼ਾ (visūḷā, “poisonous, toxic”, adjective)

Further reading

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