ਹੀਣ
Punjabi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit हीन (hīna, “deficient”).
Adjective
ਹੀਣ • (hīṇ)
- inferior, low, base, abject, abased, humiliated
- lacking
Related terms
- -ਹੀਣ (-hīṇ, “-less”, suffix)
- ਹੀਣਾ (hīṇā, “lacking”, adjective)
- ਹੀਣਤ f (hīṇat, “inferiority”)
Further reading
- “ਹੀਣ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023