ਸੂਆ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit सूची (sūcī). Doublet of ਸੂਈ (sūī).

Noun

ਸੂਆ • (sūā) m (Shahmukhi spelling سُوئا)

  1. a large needle
  2. an eye or canine tooth
  3. the canine tooth of a dog
  4. a turner's spindle
  5. sprout, shoot
  6. grass blade

Etymology 2

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

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀅 (sua) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit शुक॑ (śúka, “parrot”).

    Noun

    ਸੂਆ • (sūā) m (Shahmukhi spelling سُوئا)

    1. parrot

    References

    • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸੂਆ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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