ਸੁੰਨ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya, “empty”). Doublet of ਸੁੰਞ (sũñ), an inherited form.

Adjective

ਸੁੰਨ • (sunn) (Shahmukhi spelling سنّ) (India)

1. numb, benumbed, insensible, torpid
2. (figurative) frigid, very cold

Noun

ਸੁੰਨ • (sunn) f (Shahmukhi spelling سنّ) (India)

1. void, emptiness, nothingness, nonexistence

   Synonyms: ਵੀਰਾਨ (vīrān), ਸੁੰਞ (sũñ), ਉਜਾੜ (ujāṛ)

2. zero

   Synonym: ਸਿਫ਼ਰ (sifar)

Derived terms

• ਸੁੰਨਾ (sunnā, “desolate”, adjective)
• ਸੁੰਨਮਾਨ (sunnmān, “desolate”, adjective)
• ਸੁੰਨਵਾਦ m (sunnvād, “nihilism”)

Further reading

• “ਸੁੰਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025