सूआ

Hindi

Etymology

From Old Hindi सुआ (suā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀅𑀅 (suaa), 𑀲𑀼𑀅𑀕 (suaga), from Sanskrit शुकक (śukaka). Doublet of सुग्गा (suggā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /suːɑː/

Noun

सूआ • (sūā) m

parrot
Synonym: तोता (totā)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “सुवा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 208

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