ਸੁੱਕਾ

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (sukkha), from Sanskrit शुष्क॑ (śúṣka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews- + *-kos. Cognate with Belarusian сухі (suxi, “dry”).

ਸੁੱਕਾ • (sukkā) (Shahmukhi spelling سُکّا)

1. dry
2. dried, dehydrated
3. withered, wilted
4. (figurative) lean, emaciated, skinny

ਸੁੱਕਾ • (sukkā) m (Shahmukhi spelling سُکّا)

1. dry fodder

• When describing a person as thin/skinny, the figurative extension of ਸੁੱਕਾ (sukkā), can carry negative connotations and may be considered offensive or impolite. Its literal association with dryness often implies an unhealthy, withered, or emaciated state. For neutral descriptions of a person as thin or slender, use ਪਤਲਾ instead.

• ਸੁੱਕ m (sukka, “dryness”)
• ਸੁੱਕਣਾ (sukkaṇā, “dry”, verb)
• ਸੋਕਾ m (sokā, “drought”)

• “ਸੁੱਕਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025