सु-

See also: म, स, सु, स़, से, and स-

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀼- (su-), from Sanskrit सु- (su-), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-. Also borrowed from Sanskrit सु- (su-) in many cases.

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /suː/

Prefix

सु- • (su-)

good-, well-, eu-
Synonym: ख़ुश- (xuś-)

‎सु- (su-) + ‎कर्म (karm, “deed”) → ‎सुकर्म (sukarm, “a good deed”)

Usage notes

This prefix is typically applied to Sanskrit loanwords. It is often opposed to the prefix कु- (ku-, “ill-, mal-”).

Derived terms

Hindi terms prefixed with सु-

स्वस्तिक

सुगंध

सुडौल

सुप्रभात

सुरम्य

सुविख्यात

सुविधा

सुशासन

सुशील

सुसंस्कृत

सुसज्जित

सुस्वादु

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सु-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi सु- (su-), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀼- (su-), from Sanskrit सु- (su-). Also borrowed from Sanskrit सु- (su-) in many cases.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /su/, [suː]

Prefix

सु- • (su-)

good-, well-, eu-
‎सु- (su-) + ‎दैव (daiv, “fortune”) → ‎सुदैव (sudaiv, “good fortune”)

Derived terms

Marathi terms prefixed with सु-

सुगंध

सुदैव

सुरक्षा

सुवास

सुशोभित

सुसंवाद

Pali

Alternative forms

स्व्- (sv-) before vowels; the vowel takes the dependent form

Alternative scripts

su- (Latin script)
𑀲𑀼- (Brahmi script)
সু- (Bengali script)
සු- (Sinhalese script)
သု- (Burmese script)
สุ- (Thai script)
ᩈᩩ- (Tai Tham script)
ສຸ- (Lao script)
សុ- (Khmer script)
𑄥𑄪- (Chakma script)

Prefix

सु- (su-)

Devanagari script form of su- (“good”) ("pure" )

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

সু- (Assamese script)
ᬲᬸ- (Balinese script)
সু- (Bengali script)
𑰭𑰲- (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀲𑀼- (Brahmi script)
သု- (Burmese script)
સુ- (Gujarati script)
ਸੁ- (Gurmukhi script)
𑌸𑍁- (Grantha script)
ꦱꦸ- (Javanese script)
𑂮𑂳- (Kaithi script)
ಸು- (Kannada script)
សុ- (Khmer script)
ສຸ- (Lao script)
സു- (Malayalam script)
ᠰᡠ᠊ (Manchu script)
𑘭𑘳- (Modi script)
ᠰᠤ᠊ (Mongolian script)
𑧍𑧔- (Nandinagari script)
𑐳𑐸- (Newa script)
ସୁ- (Odia script)
ꢱꢸ- (Saurashtra script)
𑆱𑆶- (Sharada script)
𑖭𑖲- (Siddham script)
සු- (Sinhalese script)
𑪁𑩒- (Soyombo script)
𑚨𑚰- (Takri script)
ஸு- (Tamil script)
సు- (Telugu script)
สุ- (Thai script)
སུ- (Tibetan script)
𑒮𑒳- (Tirhuta script)
𑨰𑨃- (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus?

Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-?

Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsu-

Sanskrit सु- (su-)

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /su/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪u/

Prefix

सु- • (su-)

good-, well-
‎सु- (su-) + ‎गन्ध (gandha, “smell”) → ‎सुगन्ध (sugandha, “good smell, perfume”)

Antonyms

दुस्- (dus-)

Derived terms

Descendants

Pali: su-
→ Assamese: সু- (xu-)
→ Bengali: সু- (śu-)
→ Burmese: သု (su.)
→ Gujarati: સુ- (su-)
→ Hindi: सु- (su-)
→ Javanese: ꦱꦸ- (su-)
→ Kannada: ಸು- (su-)
→ Odia: ସୁ- (su-)
→ Old Marathi: सु- (su-)
- Marathi: सु- (su-)
→ Punjabi: ਸੁ- (su-)
→ Telugu: సు- (su-)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “सु-”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1219/3.
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 734-6