ਸੁੰਨ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya, “emptry”).

Adjective

ਸੁੰਨ • (sunn) (Shahmukhi spelling سنّ)

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

Noun

ਸੁੰਨ • (sunn) f (Shahmukhi spelling سنّ)

1. void, emptiness, nothingness, nonexistence

Derived terms

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

Further reading

• “ਸੁੰਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024