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poison meaning in Punjabi

زہر zahr

UK/ˈpɔɪ.zən/

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British/ˈpoj.zən/

poison in Punjabi: زہر (zahr), ਵਿੱਸ (vissa), ਜ਼ਹਿਰ (zahir), وس (viss). In English, poison means a substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.

Punjabi words for poison

poison; venom
زہر zahr
poison, venom, toxin
ਵਿੱਸ vissa, ਜ਼ਹਿਰ zahir, وس viss

English meaning of poison

  1. noun A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.
  2. noun Anything harmful to a person or thing.
  3. noun An alcoholic drink. (Mainly in the phrases "name your poison" and "what's your poison?").
  4. noun Any substance that inhibits catalytic activity.

Full definition of poison

poison in a sentence

  • Near-synonym: (loosely) venom
  • We used a poison to kill the weeds.
  • Gossip is a malicious poison.

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Questions about poison in Punjabi

What is the meaning of poison in Punjabi?
Poison in Punjabi is زہر (zahr), ਵਿੱਸ (vissa), ਜ਼ਹਿਰ (zahir), وس (viss).
poison ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Poison: زہر (zahr), ਵਿੱਸ (vissa), ਜ਼ਹਿਰ (zahir), وس (viss).
What does poison mean in English?
Poison means a substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.

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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “poison”: زہر, وس, ਜ਼ਹਿਰ, ਵਿੱਸ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: poison (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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