शुश्रूषा
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शुश्रूषा (śuśrūṣā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃʊʃ.ɾuː.ʂɑː/, [ʃʊʃ.ɾuː.ʃäː]
Noun
शुश्रूषा • (śuśrūṣā) f (formal)
- desire or wish to hear
- service, attendance
- dutifulness, obedience
- reverence
- saying, speaking, telling
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | शुश्रूषा śuśrūṣā |
शुश्रूषाएँ śuśrūṣāẽ |
| oblique | शुश्रूषा śuśrūṣā |
शुश्रूषाओं śuśrūṣāõ |
| vocative | शुश्रूषा śuśrūṣā |
शुश्रूषाओ śuśrūṣāo |
Proper noun
शुश्रूषा • (śuśrūṣā) f
- a female given name, Shushrusha, from Sanskrit
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “शुश्रूषा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Marathi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शुश्रूषा (śuśrūṣā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɕuɕ.ɾu.ʂa/
Noun
शुश्रूषा • (śuśrūṣā) f
Further reading
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शुश्रूषा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “शुश्रूषा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- শুশ্ৰূষা (Assamese script)
- ᬰᬸᬰ᭄ᬭᬹᬱᬵ (Balinese script)
- শুশ্রূষা (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰲𑰫𑰿𑰨𑰳𑰬𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑀼𑀰𑁆𑀭𑀽𑀱𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ၐုၐြူၑာ (Burmese script)
- શુશ્રૂષા (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼ੁਸ਼੍ਰੂਸ਼ਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌶𑍁𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌷𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦯꦸꦯꦿꦹꦰꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂬𑂳𑂬𑂹𑂩𑂴𑂭𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಶುಶ್ರೂಷಾ (Kannada script)
- ឝុឝ្រូឞា (Khmer script)
- ຨຸຨ຺ຣູຩາ (Lao script)
- ശുശ്രൂഷാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡧᡠᡧᡵᡠᡠᢢᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘫𑘳𑘫𑘿𑘨𑘴𑘬𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠱᠤᠱᠷᠤᠤᢔᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧋𑧔𑧋𑧠𑧈𑧕𑧌𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑐸𑐱𑑂𑐬𑐹𑐲𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଶୁଶ୍ରୂଷା (Odia script)
- ꢯꢸꢯ꣄ꢬꢹꢰꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑆶𑆯𑇀𑆫𑆷𑆰𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖲𑖫𑖿𑖨𑖳𑖬𑖯 (Siddham script)
- ශුශ්රූෂා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩿𑩒𑩿 𑪙𑩼𑩒𑩛𑪀𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚧𑚰𑚧𑚶𑚤𑚱𑚭 (Takri script)
- ஶுஶ்ரூஷா (Tamil script)
- శుశ్రూషా (Telugu script)
- ศุศฺรูษา (Thai script)
- ཤུ་ཤྲཱུ་ཥཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑒳𑒬𑓂𑒩𑒴𑒭𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨮𑨃𑨮𑩇𑨫𑨃𑨊𑨯𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Back-formation from शुश्रूषते (śuśrūṣate, desiderative) + -आ (-ā).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕuɕ.ɾuː.ʂɑː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɕuɕ.ɾuː.ʂɑː/
Noun
शुश्रूषा • (śuśrūṣā) stem, f
- desire or wish to hear
- service, attendance
- dutifulness, obedience
- reverence
- saying, speaking, telling
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शुश्रूषा (śuśrūṣā) | शुश्रूषे (śuśrūṣe) | शुश्रूषाः (śuśrūṣāḥ) |
| accusative | शुश्रूषाम् (śuśrūṣām) | शुश्रूषे (śuśrūṣe) | शुश्रूषाः (śuśrūṣāḥ) |
| instrumental | शुश्रूषया (śuśrūṣayā) शुश्रूषा¹ (śuśrūṣā¹) |
शुश्रूषाभ्याम् (śuśrūṣābhyām) | शुश्रूषाभिः (śuśrūṣābhiḥ) |
| dative | शुश्रूषायै (śuśrūṣāyai) | शुश्रूषाभ्याम् (śuśrūṣābhyām) | शुश्रूषाभ्यः (śuśrūṣābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शुश्रूषायाः (śuśrūṣāyāḥ) शुश्रूषायै² (śuśrūṣāyai²) |
शुश्रूषाभ्याम् (śuśrūṣābhyām) | शुश्रूषाभ्यः (śuśrūṣābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शुश्रूषायाः (śuśrūṣāyāḥ) शुश्रूषायै² (śuśrūṣāyai²) |
शुश्रूषयोः (śuśrūṣayoḥ) | शुश्रूषाणाम् (śuśrūṣāṇām) |
| locative | शुश्रूषायाम् (śuśrūṣāyām) | शुश्रूषयोः (śuśrūṣayoḥ) | शुश्रूषासु (śuśrūṣāsu) |
| vocative | शुश्रूषे (śuśrūṣe) | शुश्रूषे (śuśrūṣe) | शुश्रूषाः (śuśrūṣāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “शुश्रूषा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1084, column 3.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “शुश्रूषा”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan