Etymology
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Inherited from Old Punjabi ਹੁਣਿ (huṇi), from Prakrit 𑀅𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀸 (ahuṇā), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (adhunā), from Sanskrit अधुना (adhunā).
ਹੁਣ • (huṇ) (Shahmukhi spelling ہُݨ)
- now, currently
Derived terms
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- ਹੁਣੇ (huṇe, “just now”, adverb)
Further reading
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- “ਹੁਣ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਹੁਣ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.