सूआ

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • सुआ (suā), सुवा (suvā)

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *ḱewk-der.?
    Sanskrit शुक॑ (śúka)
    Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀓 (suka)
    Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀅 (sua)
    Hindi सूआ (sūā)

    Inherited from Old Hindi सुआ (suā), from Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀅 (sua) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit शुक॑ (śúka). Doublet of सुग्गा (suggā).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /suː.ɑː/, [suː.äː]

    Noun

    सूआ • (sūā) m (Urdu spelling سوآ)

    1. parrot
      Synonym: तोता (totā)

    Declension

    Declension of सूआ (masc ind ā-stem)
    singular plural
    direct सूआ
    sūā     		सूए
    sūe
    oblique सूए
    sūe     		सूओं
    sūõ
    vocative सूए
    sūe     		सूओ
    sūo

    References

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