सुरू

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شُرُوع (šurū'), from Arabic شُرُوع (šurūʕ). Related to सुरवात (survāt), सुरुवात (suruvāt). Compare Gujarati શરૂ (śarū), Kannada ಶುರು (śuru), Hindustani شُرُوع (śurū') / शुरू (śurū), Punjabi ਸ਼ੁਰੂ (śurū) / شُرُوع (śurūʻ), Bengali শুরু (śuru).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su.ɾu/, [su.ɾuː]
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Adverb

सुरू • (surū)

  1. begun, underway, in progress
    Synonym: चालू (ċālū)

Derived terms

  • सुरू असणे (surū asṇe, to be in progress)
  • सुरू करणे (surū karṇe, to start, begin)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “सुरू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “सुरू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “सुरू”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)