سکا
See also: سكا
Persian
Alternative forms
- ساکا (sâkâ), * ساکز (sâkez)
Etymology
From Old Persian 𐎿𐎣 (Saka).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /sa.ˈkaː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sä.kʰɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [sæ.kʰɒː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [sä.kʰɔ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | sakā |
| Dari reading? | sakā |
| Iranian reading? | sakâ |
| Tajik reading? | sako |
Noun
| Dari | سَکا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | сако |
سَکا • (sakâ) (plural سَکاها (sakâ-hâ))
Derived terms
Saraiki
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (sukkha), from Sanskrit शुष्क॑ (śúṣka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews- + *-kos.
Cognate with Assamese শুকান (xukan), Bengali শুখা (śukha), English sear, Hindi सूखा (sūkhā) / Urdu سوکھا (sūkhā), Persian خشک (xušk), Romani śuko and Russian сушить (sušitʹ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʊk.kaˑ/
Adjective
سُکّا (sukkā)
Declension
| Declension of سکا | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | سُکّا (sukkā) | سُکّے (sukke) | سُکّی (sukkī) | سُکِّیاں (sukkīyā̃) | |
| oblique | سُکّے (sukke) | سُکّیاں (sukkeyā̃) | سُکّی (sukkī) | سُکِّیاں (sukkīyā̃) | |
Urdu
Etymology
Either from Classical Persian سکا (sakā) or a modern learned borrowing from an ancient Indo-Iranian language referring to the same nomadic peoples.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sə.kɑː/
Noun
سکا • (sakā) ?
- Scythian; a warlike nomadic people from Scythia
- the Indo-Scythians of ancient Afghanistan and Pakistan
Ushojo
Noun
سکا (sakā)
Adjective
سکا (sakā)