ہن
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਹੁਣਿ (huṇi), from Prakrit 𑀅𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀸 (ahuṇā), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (adhunā), from Sanskrit अधुना (adhunā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi, India) IPA(key): /(ɦ)ʊ̃˨ɳə̆/
- (Pakistan) IPA(key): /(ɦ)ũː˨nə̆/, /(ɦ)ũː˨ɳə̆/
- Phonetic: (h)ùṇă, (PK) (h)ū̀ṇă, ū̀nă
Adverb
ہُن or ہُݨ • (hun or huṇ) (Gurmukhi spelling ਹੁਣ)
- now, currently
- Synonyms: اَیس ویلے (ais vele), ہَلے (hale)
Further reading
- “ہُن”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “ہُن”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz